| Louisiana Rep.-elect Julia Letlow on Sunday urged Republicans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, citing her own tragic experience losing her husband to complications of COVID-19.
“Look at my family. Use my story,” the Louisiana Republican said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” when asked her message to Republicans, a group that recent polling shows is less likely to be willing to get inoculated against the virus.
“You know, I experienced a tragedy in my immediate family, and COVID can touch every family out there,” Letlow continued. “And so there is a vaccine that has life-saving capabilities, I want to encourage everyone to trust it and get the vaccine.”
Letlow won a special election in Louisiana this month to take the seat that her late husband Luke, who had won last year’s election, was never able to hold. He was 41 when he died in December.
Vaccine hesitancy among Republicans has emerged as a key obstacle in the federal government’s effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic. A CNN poll released earlier this month found that 46% of Republicans indicated that they won’t try to get a vaccine. | 
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