Sep 22, 2021 - Health

Jesse Jackson released from rehab hospital

Noah Garfinkel

Rev. Jesse Jackson. Photo: Jason Mendez/Getty Images

The Rev. Jesse Jackson was released from a Chicago rehabilitation hospital on Wednesday after receiving treatment for Parkinson's disease following a breakthrough COVID-19 case, per CBS News.

The big picture: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab had treated the civil rights leader for occupational and physical therapy after Jackson was transferred on Aug. 27 following a week in a hospital with COVID-19. Both he and his wife, Jacqueline Jackson, were hospitalized with the virus in August.

Jacqueline Jackson was discharged earlier this month, according to Jackson's nonprofit the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
The two-time presidential candidate was vaccinated against the coronavirus in January. Jacqueline Jackson was not vaccinated, but has been advocating for others to get inoculated since her release from the hospital.

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