Sen. Rand Paul stated he will not get the COVID-19 vaccine since he’s already had the coronavirus and believes he has”natural immunity.”

Paul (R-Ky.) , among the first senators to check positive for the virus last March, told John Catsimatidis on his WABC 770 AM radio show that it is a personal choice to opt-out of this vaccine.

“Until they show me evidence that people who have already had the infection are dying in large numbers, or being hospitalized or getting very sick, I just made my own personal decision that I’m not getting vaccinated because I’ve already had the disease and I have natural immunity,” Paul stated.

“Even if you have already recovered from COVID-19, it is possible–although rare–that you could be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 again,” the CDC says on their site.

“In a free country you would think people would honor the idea that each individual would get to make the medical decision, that it wouldn’t be a big brother coming to tell me what I have to do,” Paul said.

“Are they also going to tell me I can’t have a cheeseburger for lunch?”

“Are they going to tell me that I have to eat carrots only and cut my calories?”

“All that would probably be good for me, but I don’t think big brother ought to tell me to do it.”