A Covid sceptic who has been hospitalised with the virus said he would urge people to have the vaccine.
"If you haven't been ill, you don't think you're going to get ill, so you listen to the [anti-vaccine] stuff," Marcus Birks said.
He has been in the intensive care unit at Royal Stoke University Hospital for the past week.
"When you feel like you can't get enough breath, it's the scariest feeling in the world," he said.
A musician, he toured with his wife Lis, who is currently pregnant, as the group Capella, and said he ate healthily and exercised five times a week.
The 40-year-old, from Leek, said he had not had the vaccine.
Vaccination rates in the Staffordshire Moorlands District Council area are among the highest in England, with about 90% of those aged over 18 having had at least one dose as of 9 August, compared with an average of 88.9% nationally.
"I kind of was ignorant towards it and just put it off," Mr Birks said.
A lot more will die too. Wake up, idiots.
A Covid sceptic who has been hospitalised with the virus said he would urge people to have the vaccine.
"If you haven't been ill, you don't think you're going to get ill, so you listen to the [anti-vaccine] stuff," Marcus Birks said.
He has been in the intensive care unit at Royal Stoke University Hospital for the past week.
"When you feel like you can't get enough breath, it's the scariest feeling in the world," he said.
A musician, he toured with his wife Lis, who is currently pregnant, as the group Capella, and said he ate healthily and exercised five times a week.
The 40-year-old, from Leek, said he had not had the vaccine.
Vaccination rates in the Staffordshire Moorlands District Council area are among the highest in England, with about 90% of those aged over 18 having had at least one dose as of 9 August, compared with an average of 88.9% nationally.
"I kind of was ignorant towards it and just put it off," Mr Birks said.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-58167498
Where in the article does it say he died?
So why not just post the up to date article?
Here's a more up to date article
https://inews.co.uk/news/health/sceptic-turned-vaccine-supporter-dies-covid-pregnant-wife-1173671
I just did
Thank you both for the links.
Who is the little boy in your avatar Syl?
Dead link. Make sure you highlight the text of the link then click on the link icon on the tool bar and insert the url.
Just another one of millions of dead anti-vaxxers who deserve a Darwin Award during the Pandemic.
I really have no sympathy.
There is no cure for wilful stupidity and gullibility - plus the morons put others in danger.
-- Edited by John Doe on Sunday 29th of August 2021 11:13:32 PM
I know, and i just thanked you!
Well, Goddamn those delayed postings!
I took it down.
I am on the tablet, the link icon doesn't work for some reason ....never mind, you answered Anon.
That little boy is me.
At least a lot of the evangelicals will get to meet Jesus far sooner than they thought.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/08/16/as-covid-surges-many-bible-belt-preachers-remain-silent/
Oops
No problem, i look more feminine nowadays.
I thought 'he' was a pretty boy anyway, I wasn't disparaging your looks or femininity. Apologies if it came across like that