He said he got the vaccine before he knew he had antibodies because the blood results took a few days.
“I had to do the blood test here, and then I did the blood test, I said, ‘Check me for antibodies.’ So, to do that, they do the blood test, but they send him away, “said the California Republican, explaining the timeline.” And then I got the vaccine. And then, like, three, four days later, the results came back. The doctor called me and said that I had the antibodies, so I should have taken it, (the doctor) probably thought about the last two months and that was in December. “
He added: “I probably wouldn’t have gotten the vaccine because they make you wait (if you had Covid-19).”
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that they do not recommend vaccination if a person is currently infected with Covid-19, but if a person has had a positive antibody test, it indicates previous infection and there is no reason to delay the vaccination.
When asked by CNN about his reaction when he learned that he possibly had Covid-19, McCarthy said he was shocked and added, “I didn’t know … no one on my team understood it either.”
When asked if he needs to do more to encourage the GOP Conference to be vaccinated, he said that more than 75% of his conference was vaccinated.
“Well, there are more than 75% now … in addition to 30-40 people who have had Covid too, so you have even a higher percentage,” he said, implying that he thinks they have immunity to Covid-19 with the antibodies .