Show-Me GOP Politicos Mixxed Up On COVID Vaxx Questions

Like most Americans, Missouri Republicans are all over the place when it comes to the sordid topic of the COVID vaccine.

Yes, there is mainstream advice and agreement with medical pros in the media . . . And then there's some pretty entertaining theories . . . Some of which involve space aliens.

Here's a worthwhile guide to ambitious Missouri politicos and how they feel about the shot . . .

Two of five Republicans running for U.S. Senate said they had received their COVID-19 vaccine and that they encourage others to do so: U.S. Reps. Vicky Hartzler of Harrisonville and Billy Long of Springfield.

Two others didn’t respond to inquiries: former Gov. Eric Greitens and Attorney General Eric Schmitt.

And one — St. Louis attorney Mark McCloskey — said he was keeping that information to himself.

The diverging approaches underscore mixed views Republicans have had toward the vaccine, even as the more transmissible delta variant rips through the country.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com news link . . .

Republican candidates for U.S. Senate in Missouri mixed on encouraging COVID-19 shots

JEFFERSON CITY - While Republican Gov. Mike Parson continues his push to get Missourians vaccinated, some in his own party haven't joined efforts to sell people on the shot. In response to a Post-Dispatch survey, two of five Republicans running for U.S.