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US: Vaccination skeptics voice regret after falling ill

The delta variant of the coronavirus has helped fuel a surge in hospital admissions in the United States — especially in the South, where vaccination rates are low.

Now, some former avowed skeptics regret the fact that they didn't get their shots.

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Darwin Award committee overwhelmed with the enormous level of entries received for this year's awards. Spokesperson says that already this year they've received the most entries since the Darwin Awards began. They expect to hire new, temporary staff as pandemic continues in order to ensure all entries are process in time for this year's awards.
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https://www.dw.com/en/us-vaccination-skeptics-voice-regret-after-falling-ill/av-58964466

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Nightclub boss who mocked people for getting vaccine died of Covid

Grieving relatives of a nightclub boss who died of Covid after refusing to take the vaccine have urged others not to make the same mistake.

Anti-vaxxer David Parker, 56, dismissed the jab as ‘experimental’ and warned of a ‘big pharma’ conspiracy in posts on Facebook.

But Mr Parker, who had no underlying health conditions, contracted coronavirus weeks later.

He died at Darlington Memorial Hospital in County Durham on Monday.

Now his family are speaking out in a bid to persuade other vaccine sceptics to take the jab.

Mr Wignall, 59, who works as a director at the club, caught Covid on the same day as Mr Parker – but was fully vaccinated.

He added: ‘He (Mr Parker) didn’t believe in it and he didn’t want it, it w

https://metro.co.uk/2021/08/06/anti-vax-nightclub-boss-died-of-covid-after-mocking-people-getting-jab-15048089/

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