Right Said Fred’s Richard Fairbrass recent hospitalisation wasn’t due to Covid-19, according to the group.
Multiple reports suggested the Stick It Out singer – who has spoken out against the vaccine rollout – spent four nights in hospital after testing positive for the virus.
However, while he did present a positive test, the duo insisted the Richard initially sought medical attention after suffering a fall.
Rich had a fall, cracked his head, went to hospital, they kept him in for 4 days, he tested positive for Covid while there. He’s now home, on the mend, it’s a non-story.
— Right Said Fred (@TheFreds) August 20, 2021
They wrote on Twitter: “Rich had a fall, cracked his head, went to hospital, they kept him in for 4 days, he tested positive for Covid while there.
“He’s now home, on the mend, it’s a non-story.”
Richard, who has since returned to his home in Windsor, told reporters, “I’ve had a bit of Covid, it wasn’t too bad. I was a little breathless, I felt very tired,” before insisting he’ll “absolutely not” accept the vaccine.
“But full credit to the NHS,” he added. “They were non-judgemental and very open to how you wanted to be treated – and my treatment was just keeping my oxygen levels up for a week.”
The group, made up of brothers Richard and Fred, have publicly opposed the Covid vaccine on several occasions and tweeted pictures from an anti-vaccination march they attended in London last September.
Richard called the vaccine a “scam” and, in an interview with MailOnline, he insisted: “This vaccine is only for experimental use. I’m absolutely not going to have one now.”
According to data for Public Health England, 74 per cent of people admitted to hospital under 50 have not received any form of Covid-19 vaccination, while almost two-thirds of those under 50 who have died from the virus were unvaccinated.
