Actor Kristy Swanson announces she was hospitalized for COVID-19

• Actor Kristy Swanson announced she is in the hospital being treated for COVID-19.
• The original "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" said she is "in good spirits and in great hands."

Actress Kristy Swanson was hospitalized in New Jersey over the weekend for COVID-19, she announced on Twitter.

The original star of the 1992 film "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" asked her thousands of Twitter followers for prayers on Monday, saying she was still in the hospital being treated for pneumonia.

In a follow-up tweet on Monday, Swanson clarified that she had previously been battling a COVID-19 diagnosis when the disease "jumped into my lungs." She said she is "in good spirits and in great hands." The actress also said she is on oxygen.

A representative for Swanson did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

Swanson responded to several Twitter comments following her announcement, saying she has never said she's anti-vaccine.

She has not indicated if she was vaccinated or not, but the actress previously expressed her dislike for COVID-19 vaccine mandates in a September tweet, in which she suggested the requirement was a way "they can make mo-money." It was not clear who Swanson was referring to in her use of "they."

Health officials have deemed the COVID-19 vaccines safe and an essential tool in fighting the pandemic.

Swanson, who appeared in films like "Pretty in Pink" and "Dude, Where's My Car?" has been an outspoken supporter of former President Donald Trump. In March 2020, Swanson met with Trump in the Oval Office while promoting a play she was starring in about anti-Trump texts sent by ex-FBI employees.