CNN anchor John King has revealed he has multiple sclerosis.
The 58-year-old, who won the hearts of the nation last year thanks to his insightful coverage of the US election and his now-famous ‘magic wall’, shared the news on his show Inside Politics.
The political correspondent said:Â “I’m going to share a secret I’ve never shared before, I’m immunocompromised, I have multiple sclerosis.”
—@JohnKingCNN: "I'm going to share a secret I've never shared before: I am immunocompromised. I have multiple sclerosis. So I'm grateful you're all vaccinated…." pic.twitter.com/7vOk2CxXRP
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) October 19, 2021
“So, I’m grateful you’re all vaccinated. I’m grateful my employer says all these amazing people who work on the floor who came in here for the last 18 months when we were doing this are vaccinated now that we have vaccines,” he added.
John opened up about his diagnosis while discussing COVID-19 vaccine mandates and the death of Former United States Secretary of State Colin Powell, who passed away this week from COVID-19-related complications after being diagnosed with multiple myeloma – a form of blood cancer that makes it difficult to fight infections.
“I worry about bringing [the coronavirus] home to my 10-year-old son who can’t get a vaccine,” John admitted. “I don’t like the government telling me what to do, I don’t like my boss telling me what to do, in this case it’s important.”
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