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31 stories of regret:
QAnon Star Who Said Only 'Idiots' Get Vax Dies of COVID
Cirsten Weldon told her fans not to get vaccinated and wanted Dr. Anthony Fauci executed. She just died of COVID.
— Daily Beast
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Kelly Ernby, 46-year old California deputy DA who spoke out against vaccine mandates dies of COVID-19 complications
Based on recent data, California said that from December 13 to 19, 2021, unvaccinated people were 5.2 more likely to get COVID-19 than those who are fully vaccinated, and 15 times more likely to die.
— CBS News
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Marcus Lamb, head of Daystar, a large Christian network that discouraged vaccines, dies after getting COVID-19
His wife, Joni, on their daily Ministry Show Tuesday, said her husband was diagnosed with covid-19, “got the covid pneumonia” and also had diabetes.
— Washington Post
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41-Year-Old Dad Dies of COVID Stroke After Sharing Regrets About Not Taking Vaccine
According to his obituary, Cory Horton, 41, died on October 10 'after suffering a stroke caused by complications of COVID-19.' While in the hospital, Horton regretted not getting vaccinated, and encouraged everyone to do so to avoid a similar fate.
— Newsweek
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Colorado pastor who mocked AIDS deaths and spread vaccine conspiracy theories dies from COVID-19
Pastor who promoted incorrect conspiracy theories about the vaccine and sued the State of Colorado over COVID restrictions dies after two weeks in the hospital
— Raw Story
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Texas anti-mask ‘Freedom Defender’ Caleb Wallace dies at 30
Caleb Wallace, who demanded “end of Covid tyranny” has died at age 30. He self treated himself with ivermectin. He had proclaimed #COVID19 is “perfectly fine to live with.” He leaves behind 3 kids & a pregnant wife.
— NY Daily News
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Colorado fitness coach regrets not getting after 2-month hospital stay
Bill Phillips lost 70 pounds during his time in the ICU and is now urging the unvaccinated to get the shot.
— Twitter / 9 News
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Florida radio host who called himself ‘Mr Anti-Vax’ dies of Covid-19
— The Guardian
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Conservative talk show host Phil Valentine dies after COVID-19 battle
The original inspiration for this website, Phil Valentine, whose conservative talk show in Tennessee disseminated vaccine skepticism, has died after his month-long battle with COVID-19.
— WKRN
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‘A shot would have saved him’ - Family grieves after father who called vaccine a government conspiracy dies of COVID-19
50 year old Michael Stevenson of Oklahoma City dies of COVID. His wife said "Within 48 hours of being admitted, he wished he would have got the shot because he was already that miserable"
— WKRN
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Virginia Covid patient goes from 'invincible' to hospital-bed vaccine advocate
“I’m testifying to all my bulletproof friends that's holding out, it's time to protect your family, it's not worth getting long term lung damage or death please go get the vaccine.”
— NBC News
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Anti-Vax Radio Host Who Called Fauci a ‘Power Tripping Lying Freak’ Dies of COVID
On his deathbed, Dick Farrel changed his tune, telling his friends to get vaccinated.
— The Daily Beast
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42yr dies of COVID-19. He died exactly 4 weeks after testing positive.
His sister said "He was the fittest, healthiest person I know. The only pre existing health condition he had was the belief in his own immortality. He didn’t want to put a vaccine on his body."
— Personal story (Twitter)
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Florida man fighting COVID in hospital urges others to get the shot
"I was inconsiderate, and stupid and dumb for not getting the vaccination" - Lawrence Johnson who has been at UF Health Jacksonville for 20 days fighting COVID-19.
— KSDK
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Ohio woman urges people to get COVID vaccine after spending 11 days in coma
An Ohio woman is sharing her story of how not getting the COVID-19 vaccine led to one of the scariest moments of her life.
— WBNS
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COVID-19 patients at Lakeland Regional regret not getting vaccinated
— WFTS Tampa Bay
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Florida mother of 8 shares her regret about not getting vaccinated
She said she let people influence her into not getting the vaccine. Then she came close to dying when she was hosptialized with COVID
— ClickOrlando.com
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Utah Family Shares Regret Over Not Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
“Then, my husband got it,” said Mindy. That’s when everything changed. Within four days, Russell was in the ICU. That was July 1. He hasn’t been home since.
— KSLTV
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Infected Texas Doctor Regrets Not Getting Vaccinated
“I’ll always say it’s always a personal choice. But the right choice is to get vaccinated,” Loos said.
— WebMD
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They rejected coronavirus shots in vaccine-rich countries. In the hospital, they changed their minds.
— Washington Post
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Unvaccinated parents on ventilators beg kids to get COVID shots
Parents of 4 beg children to get vaccines as they place them in the care of a cousin before being intubated.
— Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Tale of a 27-year-old patient with Covid who was unvaccinated and 29 weeks pregnant.
"You could see terror and regret in her eyes as we wheeled her down the corridor into intensive care."
— LBC News
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Vocal anti-vaccine broadcaster dies from COVID-19 complications
Friends say Dick Farrel encouraged them to get the vaccine after he was infected
— WPTV West Palm Beach
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Unvaccinated man from ICU bed - "I messed up"
Man begs people to not fall for all the TV rhetoric and social media but to just protect yourself
— Twitter
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‘I should have gotten the damn vaccine,’ Las Vegas dad of 5 told fiance. Then he died.
39-year old dies of COVID after waiting to "see how it was going" with the vaccine. Leaves behind five children and fiance.
— Sacramento Bee
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Offical who mocked COVID in final Facebook post dies of virus in Texas
45-year old H. Scott Apley mocked masks and vaccines two days before he being hospitalized with COVID. He later passed away. He was survived by a wife and 5-month old son, who both tested positive for COVID.
— Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Conservative Talk Show Host Battling COVID-19 Regrets Disseminating Vaccine Skepticism
“A lot of people didn't get the vaccine because I didn't get the vaccine,” radio talk show host Phil Valentine told his brother Mark. Now Mark is on a mission to spread Phil's new view on COVID-19 vaccines.
— WBUR
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Former anti-vaxxer urges vaccinations after entire family struck with COVID-19
Johnathan Weltsch used to think that the vaccine could do more harm than good. Then his wife and him - and their nine children - all got COVID.
— East Bay Times
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They realised they were wrong too late - The anti-vaxxers making the best case for the Covid shot
Multiple cases of anti-vax people falling severely ill from COVID-19, including a 24-year-old.
— The Independent
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Cambridge-educated anti-vaxxer dies from Covid
58-year old anti-vaxxer who filmed himself downplaying Covid-19 before posting it on Facebook has died of the virus.
— The Evening Standard
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