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Covid Skeptic Phil Valentine Dies Getting Coronavirus

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Covid Skeptic Phil Valentine Dies Getting Coronavirus

Phil Valentine, a distinguished conservative radio host in Tennessee who refused to get vaccinated, then urged his followers to get a shot after being hospitalized with Covid-19, has died, his station stated on Saturday.

Mr. Valentine scoffed on the want for vaccines, writing on his weblog that his probabilities of dying from the virus, ought to he turn out to be contaminated, had been “means lower than one p.c.”

He introduced his Covid-19 prognosis on July 11 and pledged to return to his present inside a day or two.

“Sadly for the haters on the market, it appears like I’m going to make it,” he wrote. “Fascinating expertise. I’ll should fill you in once I come again on the air. I’m hoping that can be tomorrow, however I could take a time without work simply as a precaution.”

Lower than two weeks later, his radio station, 99.7 WTN, introduced that the Nashville host was hospitalized “in very severe situation, affected by Covid pneumonia.” The assertion stated Mr. Valentine had had a change of coronary heart and urged others to get a vaccine.

“Phil would really like for his listeners to know that whereas he has by no means been an ‘anti-vaxer’ he regrets not being extra vehemently ‘pro-vaccine,’ and appears ahead to having the ability to extra vigorously advocate that place as quickly as he’s again on the air, which all of us hope can be quickly,” the station stated.

Some folks responded to the announcement with phrases of assist for Mr. Valentine, whereas others stated he deserved to get sick.

On Saturday, the station introduced on Twitter that Mr. Valentine had died, urging followers to “preserve the Valentine household in your ideas and prayers.”