Anti-vax Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Kristy Swanson taken to hospital for Covid-related illness as she asks fans for prayers

Vaccine skeptic Kristy Swanson has been battling Covid-related pneumonia in hospital (Picture: Michael Tran/Getty Images)

Original Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Kristy Swanson has been taken to hospital with Covid-19 after making anti-vaccine comments online.

The 51-year-old actress, who starred in the 1992 film, revealed her diagnosis on Tuesday as she shared a tweet asking fans for their prayers.

Revealing she was battling Covid-related pneumonia, the 80s icon stated: ‘Prayers for me please. Yesterday I took an ambulance ride to the hospital.

‘I’m still here with pneumonia, I’m on oxygen etc, all covid related of course. I’m in good spirits and in great hands.’

She continued: ‘I was just at the tail end of my Covid diagnosis when it jumped into my lungs. So they are treating me with baricitinib & blood thinners so I don’t clot. I’m ok.’

Though Swanson does not appear to have explicitly said that she did not get vaccinated against COVID, she has been outspoken against the vaccine on social media.

The actress is best known for portraying the titular character in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer, written by Joss Whedon and directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui.

In 2020, she acted opposite Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman star Dean Cain in ObamaGate Movie, which was performed as a live play recorded for YouTube.

The actress is best known for her role as the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Picture: Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images)

On Twitter, Swanson has been critical of Dr Anthony Fauci, the current Chief Medical Advisor to the President.

Before Joe Biden took office, Dr Fauci served as a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force under Donald Trump.

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Swanson also expressed criticism of vaccine mandates and has been a vocal support of Trump.

She met with the former president at the White House last year and wrote on Twitter: ‘An honor to meet you Mr President.’

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