Marjorie Taylor Greene has been hit with a suspension from Twitter for saying that vaccines are "failing". The Georgia Republican Representative, 47, was suspended from the social media platform for a week after she tweeted on Monday (August 9) to say that the Food and Drug Administration "should not approve the covid vaccines" because they are "failing", <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/10/tech/twitter-marjorie-taylor-greene/index.html">CNN</a> reports. The tweet was subsequently flagged as misleading information, and Greene's account received a one-week suspension. Her account is now only available in a "read-only" mode. A link was also provided on the post to allow Twitter users to "learn what health officials say about preventative measures and Covid-19." <img class="wp-image-1263121987 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/08/Greene-1-1.jpg" alt="Marjorie Taylor Greene." width="600" height="797" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Alamy / Everett Collection Inc]] Per CNN, a spokesperson for Twitter said that the tweet "was labeled in line with our COVID-19 misleading information policy. The account will be in read-only mode for a week due to repeated violations of the Twitter Rules." "These vaccines are failing and do not reduce the spread of the virus and neither do masks," Greene wrote. "There are too many reports of infection and spread of COVID-19 among vaccinated people." [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/mtgreenee/status/1424917354627178497]] This is not the first time that Greene has found herself in hot water with Twitter, CNN reports. She received a 12-hour suspension back in January for spreading misinformation about Georgia Senate runoff elections, which was deemed in violation of Twitter's civic integrity policy. The representative was also <a href="https://vt.co/news/us/marjorie-taylor-greene-suspended-by-twitter-as-democrats-move-to-expel-her-from-congress">suspended in March</a>. However, Greene put this down to a technical error on Twitter's part, according to CNN. Greene was banned again for <a href="https://vt.co/news/us/marjorie-taylor-greene-hit-with-twitter-suspension-after-spreading-misinformation">12 hours in July</a> for spreading misinformation about Covid-19 and vaccines. <a href="https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/medical-misinformation-policy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter's Covid-19 misinformation policy</a> states that users will receive a one-week suspension if they spread misinformation about the virus four times. However, if they violate the policy more than five times, they can be banned from the site permanently. CNN reports that the social media website did not confirm how many times Greene has officially violated their policy. <img class="wp-image-1263121988" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/08/Greene-2.jpg" alt="Greene in a Trump Won mask." width="682" height="515" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Alamy / MediaPunch Inc]] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <a href="https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations_vacc-total-admin-rate-total" rel="nofollow">reports</a> that just over half of all Americans have been vaccinated at the time of writing. According to the <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-twitter-suspended-b1900061.html">Independent</a>, a decrease in vaccinations and the prevalence of the new Delta variant of the virus have led to an increase in Covid-19 infections since June. <h6>Featured image credit: Alamy / Sipa US</h6>

Marjorie Taylor Greene suspended from Twitter after saying vaccines are failing

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