Jerry Falwell Jr. Urges Virginians to Get COVID Shot to Stop Lockdowns From 'Nutcase' Gov. Ralph Northam On 4/8/21 at 11:56 PM EDT Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell, Jr. is urging his followers to inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines to prevent "nutcase" Virginia Governor Ralph Northam from imposing new public health restrictions. Falwell said that getting the shot would give Northam "less reasons" to impose restrictions while sharing that he had received the first of two Moderna vaccine doses in an Instagram post on Wednesday. Northam, a Democrat, has not recently indicated that he intends to impose any new COVID-19 restrictions. "Got the 1st Moderna vaccination today!" Falwell wrote alongside a selfie showing him smiling with a "I Got My COVID-19 Vaccine!" sticker affixed to his shirt.