BOB Katter has wound back an outlandish statement about eight people in his electorate office either dying, becoming crippled or facing serious medical complications after getting vaccinated.
The wild claim earned the Kennedy MP a roar of applause from anti-vaccine mandate protesters at a “freedom” rally on the Cairns Esplanade on Saturday.
“I just want to say that we’ve had eight cases, nine cases, in our office,” he said.
“Two, they got the immunisation, they died.
“Two, they got the immunisation and they are crippled for life.
“Three have serious problems that will remain with them for the rest of their lives.
“And one was rushed into ICU intensive care almost straight after he got the inoculation.
“So don’t tell me there’s no problem.
“If one small member of parliament’s office has eight in eight weeks, there is one huge problem.”
A spokeswoman for Mr Katter has since clarified he should have said eight people had presented to his office with the medical claims.
She put the misstep down to the veteran politician’s unbridled passion causing him to be less polished than usual as he fed off the crowd’s energy.
“Mr Katter’s speech referred to eight cases which have been presented to his office either directly to the executive officer or to staff,” she said.
“We cannot disclose any further details about these cases as they are confidential and were entrusted to us based on this discretion.”
The spokeswoman said Mr Katter, who was vaccinated, had spoken out against government Covid policies on multiple occasions – including when he labelled check-in requirements “Orwellian” back in April 2020.
