Amid an ongoing legal battle over Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s vaccine mandate for city workers, the controversial president of Chicago’s largest police union announced this weekend that he tested positive for COVID-19 in a breakthrough infection.
Catanzara, who recently vacationed in Jamaica, didn’t respond to questions, including whether he’s received a booster shot.
“He doesn’t know what he’s talking about. That’s completely ridiculous what he just said,” Murphy noted. “It’s by all definitions a vaccine. It is not a treatment. It will prevent infections if you’re boosted. But even then, you could have a breakthrough. It will prevent much better severe disease, hospitalization and death.”
following a weeks-long battle. At the time, Angelo’s son declined to say whether his father had been vaccinated.
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