Conservative Talk Show Host Who Railed Against Vaccines Dies of COVID

MONDAY, Aug. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Conservative vigor speech amusement big Phil Valentine, a COVID-19 vaccine skeptic and disguise mandate opponent, has died astatine property 61 of COVID-19.

"We are saddened to study that our big and person Phil Valentine has passed away," his station, SuperTalk 99.7 WTN, tweeted Saturday afternoon. "Please support the Valentine household successful your thoughts and prayers."

Prior to his diagnosis with COVID-19 past month, Valentine voiced doubts astir coronavirus vaccines, CBS News reported.

For example, successful December of 2020, helium tweeted, "I person a precise debased hazard of A) Getting COVID and B) dying of it if I do. Why would I hazard getting a heart attack oregon paralysis by getting the vaccine?"

Before helium was hospitalized with COVID-19, Valentine told listeners helium was "taking vitamin D similar crazy" and that a doc agreed to prescribe him the anti-parasite cause ivermectin, according to the Associated Press.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned Americans against taking ivermectin to dainty oregon forestall COVID-19, and there's nary grounds that vitamin D provides immoderate benefits, CBS News reported.

After Valentine's information began to worsen, his member Mark Valentine went connected the vigor to accidental that Phil Valentine was "regretful that helium wasn't a much vocal advocator of the vaccination," according to the AP.

"For those listening, I cognize if helium were capable to archer you this, helium would archer you, 'Go get vaccinated. Quit worrying astir the politics. Quit worrying astir each the conspiracy theories," his member said connected the air.

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SOURCE: CBS News