Offspring Drummer Writes Viral Post Opposing Vaccine Mandates After Band Parts Ways With Him Over Medical Inability to Get Shot
District of Columbia | August 4, 2021
You gotta keep ‘em separated, indeed.
On Monday, Offspring drummer Pete Parada announced on Twitter that he won’t be joining the band for its upcoming tour. His explanation, which centered on his medical inability to receive a Covid vaccine, quickly went viral.
In the thread, the 48-year-old explained that he has Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a rare immune disorder in which a person’s immune system attacks their nerves. Due to his pre-existing condition, Parada has been counseled not to receive a coronavirus vaccine. “Given my personal medical history and the side-effect profile of these jabs,” he said, “my doctor has advised me not to get a shot at this time.”
Parada went on to reveal that because he isn’t able to “comply with what is increasingly becoming an industry mandate,” his band, which he had been a member of for 14 years, decided that “[he was] unsafe to be around” and fired him…. (Excerpts from Daily Wire)