BISMARCK, N.D. - A North Dakota lawmaker and an organizer of a rally Monday to oppose COVID-19 vaccine mandates is infected with the coronavirus and won’t attend the event.Republican Rep.
Jeff Hoverson posted on Facebook Sunday that he was "quarantining and each day is getting better." The Minot lawmaker said he is taking the deworming drug ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment, and has not checked into a hospital."Covid is real and like a really bad flu," Hoverson wrote.Hoverson, a pastor, told The Associated Press that was diagnosed last week.FILE - Hundreds gather at the City Hall Park to protest vaccination mandate during "Freedom Rally" in New York City.