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Matthew McConaughey amended his previous statement on the Covid vaccination for children earlier this week, taking to his Instagram story to clear up his comments on wanting “to find out more information” about the vaccination before backing the shot for kids. After fans were quick to question the 52-year-old actor’s claims, McConaughey explained that he is not anti-vax at all, but rather skeptical of vaccinating young children at this point.
In a recent Instagram story, McConaughey wrote, “When asked my opinion on the subject of children and vaccination mandates I stated, ‘I couldn’t mandate it for kids just yet.’ What was not clear is that I was referring specifically to the 5-11 year old mandate.”
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He continued, “What is NOT true, and insinuated with the clickbait headlines since, is that I am against vaccinating children at all. This is false. In fact, our eldest 13-year-old son Levi is fully vaccinated for COVID-19.”
McConaughey concluded the statement by writing, “I appreciate the ear and clarity, just keep livin.” The controversy came after the actor shared during the The New York Times‘s DealBook summit that he was unsure about children getting the vaccine at the moment. “Do I think that there’s any kind of scam or conspiracy theory? Hell no I don’t. We all got to get off that narrative. There’s not a conspiracy theory on the vaccines.”
McConaughey continued, "I couldn't mandate having to vaccinate the younger kids. I still want to find out more information. There's gonna come a time, though — and there has already in these last two years, obviously — there'll come a time where you're gonna have to roll the dice one way or the other and go, where are the numbers in my favor? I'm vaccinated. Wife's vaccinated. ... We're over here just trying to live as healthy a lifestyle as possible, but I couldn't mandate it for kids just yet."
However, many people took this as McConaughey saying he would never approve of vaccinations for children, falsely claiming he was anti-vax. Fortunately this is not the case and we can carry on watching “How To Lose A Guy In Ten Days” in full support of the cast.
