An #antivax anti-mask, Covid-denier #Maine State Rep and his wife both have contracted COVID-19. Chris Johansen (R-Monticello) was one of 7 GOP lawmakers who refused to wear masks during the 2021 leg session and subsequently lost their committee assignments. #mepolitics
This morning, during a brief interview, Johansen, who isn’t vaccinated, acknowledged his illness. “Listen up,” he said. “I have #COVID and I’m really really sick and don’t have time to talk to you today.” Here's a recent post by the state rep.
Johansen’s wife Cindy, treasurer for the Aroostook County GOP, said in a FB post she’s unvaccinated & been hospitalized with “Covid and asthma.” She is under quarantine in the ICU at Northern Light A.R. Gould Hospital, but a nurse there said she’s NOT in critical condition.
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NO MASKS OR SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIRED AT EXCLUSIVE #MAINE SUMMER CAMP: 250 out-of-state kids, ages 7-16, (many from #COVIDー19 hotspots) showed up at Camp Wekeela in the Oxford County town of Hartford (a few miles from my home) on July9 &10. vimeo.com/439409140/5389…
A week later, camp owner Ephram Caflun posted this video, of him -- mask-less -- addressing the campers in the dining hall, proclaiming “We are 100 percent negative.” With that, many of the kids and staff removed their masks, some tossing them in the air.
A 5-week camp session is $11,000 + bus fees ($340 from Logan, $250 from the Portland Jetport) + airfare. In a FB post 3 weeks ago, Caflun said, “Our staff will fight for and defend the campers’ rights to benefit, learn and learn from this rite of passage - the camp experience.”