Reporter Pushes Back Against ‘False Theories’ After On-Air Health Scare
A Canadian journalist issued a statement to address “false theories” surrounding her on-air health emergency. A video of the incident involving CTV Edmonton reporter Jessica Robb circulated on social media Monday night…
A Canadian journalist issued a statement to address “false theories” surrounding her on-air health emergency.
A video of the incident involving CTV Edmonton reporter Jessica Robb circulated on social Media Monday night.
As she was reporting on a story, Robb appeared to struggle to speak.
“Sorry, Nahreman, I’m not feeling very well right now,” Robb said.
The camera switched back to anchor Nahreman Issa.
“We will make sure that Jessica is doing okay, and we will give you guys an update a little bit later to make sure she is doing alright. She is not alone,” Issa said.
Watch the video below:
The network later tweeted, “PROGRAMMING NOTE: Thanks to everyone who inquired about our reporter who became ill during the 6 p.m. News. Jessica Robb is feeling better and is now resting.”
Robb issued a statement of her own to viewers, saying, “To everyone who has reached out with supportive messages of well wishes and concern, thank you. It’s been overwhelming, and while I can’t get to all the messages, please know I’ve seen them and appreciate every single one.”
She continued, “I have also received an overwhelming amount of harassment and hatred tied to false theories about the reason for the incident.”
Robb explained, “While I will not share private medical information publicly, I can say that there is no cause for concern and that my understanding of my own medical background provides a reasonable explanation for what happened. I can, however, confirm that the situation was in no way related to the COVID-19 vaccine.”