parents of 5 die days apart from COVID. had refused to get vaxxed. asked for vax too late

[Demovictory9]

"I knew how deadly COVID could be so I went to my brother and asked him to please get vaccinated," Mike tells PEOPLE. "His response to me was to show different memes and stuff that he found on Facebook. He believed all that to be gospel truth and I could not change his mind."



"The heartbreaking part was," he continues, "while [Kevin] was in the hospital, he asked the medical staff to give him the shot. They had to tell him it was too late."

Mike told The Free Lance–Star that his brother first started to show symptoms last month, but was sent home from an urgent care center with cold medicine. A few days later, when his health had not improved, Kevin returned to the facility and tested positive for COVID-19.

Just a few days later, Misty, who was diabetic, also began to feel unwell and was soon hospitalized, per the newspaper.

On Sept. 22, Misty's family learned she had to be put on a ventilator and that her kidneys were only functioning at 50 percent, reported The Free Lance-Star.
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[SoCalDavidS]

1. Before You Stick That Tube Down My Throat, Might I Be Able To Get The Vaccine?

I've finished my research now, and I'm good to go.

[LisaL]

5. If they are asking to be vaccinated while sick with covid, they really have no

understanding of how vaccines work.
They really shouldn't be "doing their own research" by looking at facebook memes.

[blueinredohio]

2. Poor kids.

[NurseJackie]

22. Their parents gave them the "gift" of being orphaned. It's what they wanted.

Their parents didn't care. Why should I? This is how they should be remembered... as death-cult idiots who spread the virus and who perpetuated the lies, myths, hoaxes and misinformation. Willful ignorance and arrogant stupidity comes at a price. It's a shame that they occupied a bed that someone else needed to survive; put hospital staff at risk; used precious and limited medical resources.

The sooner that Covid wipes-out these idiots, the better off we'll all be. This needs to end now. Jerks like this are perpetuating the misery. I'm glad they're gone. Maybe someone else will learn a lesson and get their fucking shot and wear their fucking mask.

[hibbing]

3. The memes and other garbage are ridiculous

I've seen so many on a certain website.
It goes like this
1. Shit post stupid antivax memes and fake news
2. Test positive
3. Thoughts and prayers
4. Gofundme

I feel bad for them all.

Peace

[we can do it]

12. I'm not feeling bad for them and I'm not sorry.

Their bullshit is endangering us all. I’m sorry for their kids and those who tried to help them.

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. What do you say to this?

Something profound or cynical or sad or what?

[SoCalDavidS]

6. I Knew There Would Be A Go Fund Me Page Set Up Already

And there is! Already up to $15K.

[Demovictory9]

10. 6 kids were orphaned. its not their fault that parents were anti vax

[SoCalDavidS]

24. I Realize That

And it's a pathetic sign of the times, that people on a message board, care more about the long term well being of their kids than they did. I worry about what will happen to my dog if I came down with Covid and died. They sadly were so brainwashed that they put MAGA ahead of the own children, and it's fucking pathetic.

[struggle4progress]

7. "Holy shizz! My house is on fire! I'm going to make a quick trip to the hardware store

to buy a fire extinguisher and then I'll go pay my phone bill so I can call 911"

[Demovictory9]

11. basically... yeah

[Hortensis]

17. I'd probably ask for a vaccine on my death bed, I'd look for angels

on the ceiling and chant mantras I found on the web. Especially with ffour children desperately needing me to come home.

[struggle4progress]

28. yes

[Crunchy Frog]

8. My bleeding heart has bled completely dry, and I'm not able to find any heartbreak in the situation.

I feel bad for the kids, but maybe this will at least knock some sense into them and they'll develop critical thinking faculties that their parents lacked.

[orleans]

9. you would think, with all the "research" these idiots claim to be doing,

that they would run across articles about idiots doing their own "research" and then getting sick then wanting the vaccine and then dying. (rinse and repeat)

[we can do it]

13. Exactly.

[Demovictory9]

20. it's not working that way. Many are not believing that folks, like the couple in this article,

are dying of Covid

[Irish_Dem]

14. Due to lack of intelligence or lack of education, many Americans not able to grasp basic science.

[Elessar Zappa]

16. It's not intelligence.

Americans aren’t smarter or dumber than any other country’s citizens. Our problem is a culture of anti-intellectualism. It’s been noted by various sources since the 19th century. I’m not sure how we change it other than really invest in our education system so people can think critically and not believe everything they read on Facebook and hear on Fox News.

[Irish_Dem]

23. I agree, time to invest in the educational system big time....

[Corgigal]

15. You get to experience

dying like a fish out of water, you dumb assess. If you’re not smart enough to fear that before it occurs, then you’re really gonna enjoy that horror show.

[JI7]

18. I hate the meme culture

[GoCubsGo]

19. I feel bad for their kids.

Them--Well, I pretty much out of fucks to give. I can only hope that at least some of the other holdouts take a lesson from this, and spare their own kids from becoming orphans, too.

[Midnight Writer]

21. It's not just about them and their children. How many others did they expose to a deadly disease?

"Your rights end where the next fellow's nose begins."

This virus does not have legs. It doesn't have wings. It cannot move on its own. The only place it can go is where someone carries it. As long as folks keep hauling it around, providing it with fertile environments, it will keep killing and crippling. These stories are sad, but akin to a drunk driver who kills himself in a car wreck. You can only hope that someone else wasn't hurt by their irresponsibility.

[denbot]

25. No fucks to give.

Not for them.

[Ohio Joe]

26. ahhh... A double covid suicide...

Poor kids, they had stupid parents who were willfully ignorant.

[hamsterjill]

27. I don't take joy in anyone's suffering but I understand the frustration.

I feel bad for the children. I lost a parent when I was very young and the scars never fully heal. Even with other caring adults stepping in, there are feelings of fear and angst and anger. I’m in my sixties and I still have issues at times over this. It’s human nature and reality. I can’t imagine losing both parents at the same time.

I wish the anti-vaxxers would think about this.