{"id":334603,"date":"2021-09-03T22:05:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T19:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/famous-anti-vax-media-personalities-who-got-covid\/"},"modified":"2021-09-03T22:05:50","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T19:05:50","slug":"famous-anti-vax-media-personalities-who-got-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/famous-anti-vax-media-personalities-who-got-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"#Famous anti-vax media personalities who got COVID"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a20c3e7decbe\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/famous-anti-vax-media-personalities-who-got-covid\/#Anti-vaxxers_face_the_music\" >Anti-vaxxers face the music<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/famous-anti-vax-media-personalities-who-got-covid\/#Miles_Teller_%E2%80%98The_Offer_set_shut_down_after_he_tested_positive\" >Miles Teller: \u2018The Offer\u2019 set shut down after he tested positive<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/famous-anti-vax-media-personalities-who-got-covid\/#Joe_Rogan_Self-proclaimed_%E2%80%98f%E2%80%93king_moron\" >Joe Rogan: Self-proclaimed \u2018f\u2013king moron\u2019<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/famous-anti-vax-media-personalities-who-got-covid\/#Marc_Bernier_Conservative_radio_host_known_as_%E2%80%98Mr_Anti-Vax\" >Marc Bernier: Conservative radio host known as \u2018Mr. Anti-Vax\u2019<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/famous-anti-vax-media-personalities-who-got-covid\/#Caleb_Wallace_%E2%80%98Freedom_defender_too_%E2%80%98hard-headed_about_COVID-19\" >Caleb Wallace: \u2018Freedom defender\u2019 too \u2018hard-headed\u2019 about COVID-19<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/famous-anti-vax-media-personalities-who-got-covid\/#Robert_David_Steele_CIA_operative-turned-QAnon_supporter\" >Robert David Steele: CIA operative-turned-QAnon supporter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/famous-anti-vax-media-personalities-who-got-covid\/#Related_controversies\" >Related controversies<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/famous-anti-vax-media-personalities-who-got-covid\/#Candace_Owens_Allegedly_denied_COVID-19_test_due_to_her_politics\" >Candace Owens: Allegedly denied COVID-19 test due to her politics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/famous-anti-vax-media-personalities-who-got-covid\/#Chet_Hanks_Toms_son_made_anti-vax_rant_%E2%80%94_despite_parents_hospitalization\" >Chet Hanks: Tom\u2019s son made anti-vax rant \u2014 despite parents\u2019 hospitalization<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/famous-anti-vax-media-personalities-who-got-covid\/#Herman_Cain_GOP_politician_seen_maskless_at_rally_before_death\" >Herman Cain: GOP politician seen maskless at rally before death<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Famous anti-vax <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> personalities who got COVID<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Despite a majority of public and bipartisan support for Americans to get a jab or two of the COVID-19 vaccine, a number of public figures have spoken out against receiving it.<\/p>\n<p>Several of them caught the virus themselves \u2014 and some have since even changed their tunes about the efficacy of vaccinations and the seriousness of the coronavirus itself.<\/p>\n<p>These well-known anti-vaxxers span from Hollywood stars \u2014 and their offspring \u2014 to commentators, now-deceased radio hosts, politicians, a \u201cfreedom defender\u201d\u00a0from Texas and a former CIA operative-turned-QAnon theorist.<\/p>\n<p>After contracting the disease, some of the outspoken have even tried to find a remedy in ivermectin tablets. The drug is used to deworm animals and is something health officials have<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/consumers\/consumer-updates\/why-you-should-not-use-ivermectin-treat-or-prevent-covid-19\"> vehemently warned<\/a> against ingesting. A toxicologist lumped it into the category of \u201cmagic cures\u201d that are, among other faux remedies, \u201cbeing peddled on the internet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the famous people who have downplayed COVID-19 or its vaccine, some of whom later caught the virus.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Anti-vaxxers_face_the_music\"><\/span>Anti-vaxxers face the music<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Miles_Teller_%E2%80%98The_Offer_set_shut_down_after_he_tested_positive\"><\/span>Miles Teller: \u2018The Offer\u2019 set shut down after he tested positive<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/anti-vaxx-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"According to a new report, Miles Teller's anti-vax habits stopped production on the set of &quot;The Offer.\" class=\"wp-image-19342695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/anti-vaxx-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/anti-vaxx-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/anti-vaxx-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>According to a new report, Miles Teller\u2019s anti-vax habits stopped production on the set of \u201cThe Offer.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The reportedly unvaccinated \u201cWar Dogs\u201d star allegedly refused a COVID-19 test and may have carried the virus to the set of the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/paramountplus.qflm.net\/9WG5D0?subId3=xid:fr1630699033541bda&amp;_ir=U117%7C43764667-f552-11eb-b73f-fb8cc6583f76%7C1630698784136&amp;stat=1\">Paramount+<\/a> limited <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> \u201cThe Offer,\u201d forcing production to a screeching halt recently, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/09\/03\/miles-teller-tests-positive-for-covid-the-offer-shut-down\/?_ga=2.170209952.1298255327.1630328852-373516388.1628101887\">according to a report in The Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOut of an abundance of caution, we have temporarily halted production. We will continue to follow all safety protocols and monitor the situation closely,\u201d a representative for Paramount Television Studios said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s brought the virus to the set and the whole set had to shut down,\u201d a source told the British publication of Teller, 34, who plays Oscar-winning \u201cThe Godfather\u201d producer Albert S. Ruddy in the making-of show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMiles Teller is not vaccinated. He wouldn\u2019t even get the test,\u201d the source added.<\/p>\n<p>The Post reached out to Teller\u2019s reps for comment. His publicist, Lauren Hozempa, told Daily Mail that the outlet\u2019s reporting was \u201cincorrect.\u201d <\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Joe_Rogan_Self-proclaimed_%E2%80%98f%E2%80%93king_moron\"><\/span>Joe Rogan: Self-proclaimed \u2018f\u2013king moron\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/joe-rogan-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The popular conservative comedian and podcast host tried many things to rid himself of COVID.\" class=\"wp-image-19342711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/joe-rogan-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/joe-rogan-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/joe-rogan-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The popular conservative comedian and podcast host tried many things to rid himself of COVID.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Zuffa LLC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the most recent and public cases, conservative podcast host Joe Rogan had to cancel his planned Nashville show after he felt \u201cvery weary\u201d from the virus earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>To combat COVID-19, Rogan, 54, said he \u201cthrew the kitchen sink at it, all kinds of meds\u201d including ivermectin, despite the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/consumers\/consumer-updates\/why-you-should-not-use-ivermectin-treat-or-prevent-covid-19\">FDA\u2019s warning<\/a> that a wrong interaction or overdose of the drug could lead to \u201cseizures, coma and even death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In April, he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediamatters.org\/joe-rogan-experience\/spotifys-joe-rogan-encourages-healthy-21-year-olds-not-get-coronavirus-vaccine\">advised young people<\/a> to not get vaccinated on his podcast, \u201cThe Joe Rogan Experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAre you a healthy person? Like, look, don\u2019t do anything stupid, but you should take care of yourself. You should \u2014 if you\u2019re a healthy person, and you\u2019re exercising all the time, and you\u2019re young, and you\u2019re eating well, like, I don\u2019t think you need to worry about this,\u201d Rogan said. <\/p>\n<p>However, later Rogan backpedaled and discredited himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not a doctor, I\u2019m a f\u2013king moron,\u201d he said on a later episode. \u201cI\u2019m not a respected source of information, even for me \u2026 But I at least try to be honest about what I\u2019m saying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not an anti-vax person. I said I believe they\u2019re safe and I encourage many people to take them,\u201d he added. \u201cMy parents were vaccinated. I just said that if you\u2019re a young, healthy person that you don\u2019t need it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, September 3 \u2014 two days after testing positive for COVID-19 \u2014 Rogan announced on Instagram that he has since tested negative. \u201cTested negative today!\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CTXnpK7FrKv\/?utm_medium=copy_link\">he wrote<\/a>. \u201cThanks for all the kind wishes!\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Marc_Bernier_Conservative_radio_host_known_as_%E2%80%98Mr_Anti-Vax\"><\/span>Marc Bernier: Conservative radio host known as \u2018Mr. Anti-Vax\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/marc-bernier-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Bernier said on air that he wouldn't take the COVID vaccine in late 2020.\" class=\"wp-image-19342763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/marc-bernier-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/marc-bernier-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/marc-bernier-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bernier said on air that he wouldn\u2019t take the COVID vaccine in late 2020.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Marc Bernier, a 65-year-old talk radio host, billed himself as \u201cMr. Anti-Vax\u201d before succumbing to COVID-19 in late August.<\/p>\n<p>Bernier, who was with WNDB radio in Daytona Beach, Florida, for more than 30 years, died after fighting the coronavirus for nearly a month after previously announcing on the air that he wouldn\u2019t get vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>During a December show, when Bernier was asked by a co-host if he would get the shots, Bernier replied, \u201cI\u2019m not taking it.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you kidding me? Mr. Anti-Vax? Jeepers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mel Stack, an attorney who regularly advertised on Bernier\u2019s show, said the host\u2019s views had been based on the impact vaccines had had on those close to him more so than politics. <\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Caleb_Wallace_%E2%80%98Freedom_defender_too_%E2%80%98hard-headed_about_COVID-19\"><\/span>Caleb Wallace: \u2018Freedom defender\u2019 too \u2018hard-headed\u2019 about COVID-19<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Caleb-Wallace-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Caleb Wallace was &quot;hard headed&quot; when it came to COVID, according to his wife.\" class=\"wp-image-19342772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Caleb-Wallace-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Caleb-Wallace-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Caleb-Wallace-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Caleb Wallace was \u201chard-headed\u201d when it came to COVID, according to his wife.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">The City of San Angelo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Caleb Wallace was a 30-year-old who flat-out said, \u201cI care more about freedom than I care about your personal health,\u201d to officials in San Angelo, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Wallace founded \u201cThe San Angelo Freedom Defenders,\u201d which protested mask and vaccine mandates while also publishing lists of local businesses that required masks.<\/p>\n<p>A father of three who was expecting a fourth child, Wallace contracted COVID-19 in late July and initially refused to get tested or see a doctor, his wife Jessica Wallace told the San Angelo Standard-Times of her \u201chard-headed\u201d husband.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anti-mask activist, Caleb Wallace, speaks to City of San Angelo Officials\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AfwFVyoGjWU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe didn\u2019t want to see a doctor, because he didn\u2019t want to be part of the statistics with COVID tests,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Like Rogan, Wallace also took ivermectin along with vitamins and other drugs before his case became so severe that a relative rushed him to an emergency room.<\/p>\n<p>It was there that Wallace had been unconscious for almost a month until his death at the end of August.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo those who wished him death, I\u2019m sorry his views and opinions hurt you. I prayed he\u2019d come out of this with a new perspective and more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>reciation for life,\u201d his widow wrote on a GoFundMe page.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Robert_David_Steele_CIA_operative-turned-QAnon_supporter\"><\/span>Robert David Steele: CIA operative-turned-QAnon supporter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/robert-steele-hoax-01-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768\" alt=\"Steele has a troubled past with anti-semitism, according to published reports.\" class=\"wp-image-19342789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/robert-steele-hoax-01-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/robert-steele-hoax-01-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/robert-steele-hoax-01-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/robert-steele-hoax-01-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><figcaption>Steele has a troubled past with anti-semitism, according to published reports.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Public Intelligence Blog<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A former counter-intelligence expert and Marine, Robert David Steele denounced the COVID-19 vaccine \u2014 even in his dying days while hooked up to a hospital ventilator.<\/p>\n<p>Steele, who called QAnon \u201cthe single greatest information operation in the history of humanity,\u201d claimed to be the first person who called COVID-19 a hoax and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/phibetaiota.net\/2021\/08\/roberts-condition-08-17-2021\/\">blogged <\/a>from a hospital about contracting the virus prior to his death in late August.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bottom line is that my lungs are not functioning,\u201d Steele wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He was also reportedly an \u201cantisemitic conspiracist,\u201d\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irehr.org\/2021\/07\/02\/constitutional-sheriffs-group-antisemitism\/#_ftn9\">according to the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Phil_Valentine_Radio_host_made_anti-vax_parody_song\"><\/span>Phil Valentine: Radio host made anti-vax parody song<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Phil-Valentine-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Valentine mocked the vaccine in a parody song.\" class=\"wp-image-19342805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Phil-Valentine-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Phil-Valentine-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Phil-Valentine-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Valentine mocked the vaccine in a parody song.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A syndicated Tennessee conservative radio host, Phil Valentine died in August after a lengthy fight with COVID-19 at age 61.<\/p>\n<p>Valentine recorded a parody song, titled \u201cVaxman,\u201d that mocked the vaccine, and he had also tweeted in opposition of it, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newschannel5.com\/news\/newschannel-5-investigates\/outspoken-conservative-radio-host-phil-valentine-dies-after-battling-covid-19\">reported WTVF<\/a> in Nashville.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a very low risk of A) Getting COVID and B) dying of it if I do. Why would I risk getting a heart attack or paralysis by getting the vaccine?\u201d Valentine posted in December of 2020, according to WTVF.<\/p>\n<p>In July, Valentine announced to his audience on SuperTalk 99.7 WTN that he contracted the coronavirus, saying he expected a quick return.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pressley_Stutts_South_Carolina_county_leader_pushed_%E2%80%98freedom_and_liberty\"><\/span>Pressley Stutts: South Carolina county leader pushed \u2018freedom and liberty\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Pressley-Stutts-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Stutts was vocal in his downplay of COVID.\" class=\"wp-image-19342814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Pressley-Stutts-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Pressley-Stutts-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Pressley-Stutts-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Stutts was vocal in downplaying COVID.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his final days Republican leader Pressley Stutts of Greenville, South Carolina, shared a Facebook photo of an allegedly unvaccinated healthcare worker bragging about not getting the virus after 573 days during which they were face-to-face with COVID-19 patients, according to the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenvilleonline.com\/story\/news\/local\/greenville\/2021\/08\/03\/greenville-county-gop-leader-pressley-stutts-battling-covid-19\/5374447001\/\">Greenville News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>By virtue of \u201cfreedom and liberty,\u201d Stutts reportedly also posted that nobody should be forced to get vaccinated or wear a mask.<\/p>\n<p>On the July 4, Stutts also <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pressley.stutts\/posts\/4248433748533306\">shared a post<\/a> dismissing the Delta variant as \u201ccode for \u2018y\u2019all aren\u2019t scared anymore.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stutts spent his last days on a ventilator before dying in late August, according to the local <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> outlet.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dick_Farrel_Queens_anti-vax_anchor_flipped_views_in_final_days\"><\/span>Dick Farrel: Queens anti-vax anchor flipped views in final days<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Dick-Farrel-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"After getting sick with COVID, Farrel changed his ways and advised others to get vaccinated.\" class=\"wp-image-19342819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Dick-Farrel-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Dick-Farrel-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Dick-Farrel-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>After getting sick with COVID, Farrel changed his ways and advised others to get vaccinated.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Amy Leigh Hair via Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dick Farrel, also known as \u201cthe other Rush Limbaugh,\u201d was a New York City native praised by his audience for speaking out against COVID-19 vaccines and calling Dr. Anthony Fauci a \u201cpower-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>ping lying freak\u201d while on air with Newsmax and other radio stations.<\/p>\n<p>But before the 65-year-old\u2019s death from COVID-19 in early August, loved ones said Farrel had changed his stance \u2014 and even advocated getting the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe texted me and told me to \u2018Get it!\u2019 He told me that this virus is no joke and he said: \u2018I wish I had gotten it!\u2019\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BroadwayASL\/posts\/10158753531464531\">according to<\/a> Farrel\u2019s friend, Amy Leigh Hair.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_controversies\"><\/span>Related controversies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Candace_Owens_Allegedly_denied_COVID-19_test_due_to_her_politics\"><\/span>Candace Owens: Allegedly denied COVID-19 test due to her politics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/anti-vaxx-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Owens was denied a COVID test for her politics, emails show.\" class=\"wp-image-19342833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/anti-vaxx-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/anti-vaxx-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/anti-vaxx-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Owens alleged that was denied a COVID test because of her politics.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Conservative political commentator, author and COVID-19 vaccine critic Candace Owens was allegedly denied a test for the virus recently because she \u201cworked to make this pandemic worse by spreading misinformation,\u201d according to an email Owens said was sent to her by a testing facility in Aspen, Colorado.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just finished my live on Instagram here: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lPjhqVYaGO\">https:\/\/t.co\/lPjhqVYaGO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As promised\u2014 here is the email from the rabid activist declining to give me a test, plus my response to her. She clearly isn\u2019t stable enough to work in health and is a danger to the Aspen community. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nV7xMGqVN3\">pic.twitter.com\/nV7xMGqVN3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealCandaceO\/status\/1433250041314136067?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Outraged, Owens wrote that she will be bringing her case to the United States Department of Health and Human Services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[She] had NO RIGHT to deny me a covid test when my taxes go toward her operations This situation is currently being escalated to the HHS. Stay tuned!\u201d Owens <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealCandaceO?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">posted in another tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chet_Hanks_Toms_son_made_anti-vax_rant_%E2%80%94_despite_parents_hospitalization\"><\/span>Chet Hanks: Tom\u2019s son made anti-vax rant \u2014 despite parents\u2019 hospitalization <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/chet-tom-hanks-rita-wilson-covid-anit-vax-60.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Chet Hanks' immune system said immune system said \u201cit\u2019s good,\u201d according to the rapper.\" class=\"wp-image-19342848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/chet-tom-hanks-rita-wilson-covid-anit-vax-60.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/chet-tom-hanks-rita-wilson-covid-anit-vax-60.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/chet-tom-hanks-rita-wilson-covid-anit-vax-60.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Chet Hanks\u2019 immune system said, \u201cit\u2019s good,\u201d according to the rapper.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The apple apparently fell quite far from the tree as Chet Hanks, 31, recently <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/08\/12\/chet-hanks-doubles-down-on-anti-covid-vaccine-stance\/\">affirmed his anti-vax stance<\/a>, despite his parents Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson being hospitalized with COVID-19 in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the amount of people I know recently who have gotten COVID and with like the numbers rising, I think it\u2019s important for me to say I got the vaccine,\u201d he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/08\/10\/chet-hanks-goes-on-anti-vax-rant-despite-tom-hanks-covid-battle\/\">started in an Instagram rant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPsych, b\u2014h! If it ain\u2019t broke, don\u2019t fix it,\u201d he shouted in the off-kilter video. \u201cI\u2019ve never had COVID. They ain\u2019t sticking me with that motherf\u2013king needle. It\u2019s the motherf\u2013king flu. Get over it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a follow-up clip, Hanks <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/08\/12\/chet-hanks-doubles-down-on-anti-covid-vaccine-stance\/\">reiterated<\/a> his \u201cright to not get that s\u2013t,\u201d going on to say, \u201cLet\u2019s be real. Ninety-nine percent of you motherf\u2013kers wouldn\u2019t use a shampoo that\u2019s not FDA approved, but you\u2019re willing to get some experimental government injection.\u201d <\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Herman_Cain_GOP_politician_seen_maskless_at_rally_before_death\"><\/span>Herman Cain: GOP politician seen maskless at rally before death<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Herman-Cain-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Herman Cain died in 2020 shortly after attending a large event maskless.\" class=\"wp-image-19342868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Herman-Cain-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Herman-Cain-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Herman-Cain-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Herman Cain died in 2020 shortly after attending a large event maskless.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Herman Cain was a notable casualty in July of 2020 after the 74-year-old was seen maskless in the stands of a Donald Trump rally in late June of that year.<\/p>\n<p>Although his passing predated the nation\u2019s vaccine rollout, Cain was vocal on Twitter, saying COVID-19 was \u201cnot as deadly as the mainstream media made it out to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his death, Cain \u2014 who survived stage four colon cancer in 2006 and announced a presidential bid in 2011 \u2014 was put on a ventilator for nearly a month in his Atlanta hospital room.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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