Unvaccinated man from ICU bed: Don't listen to social media

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Brianna Keilar
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A Virginia man's decision to post videos documenting his Covid-19 treatment has slowly turned into a tragic Facebook confessional


5:32 AM · Aug 5, 2021

[Treefrog]

1. I've seen several of these.

I hope he recovers. Very hard to watch.

[NurseJackie]

2. Pity for him.

[Skittles]

50. I can't help it

I want to hate him, but I can't stand people suffering. I hope some people understand what he is saying and GET VACCINATED.

[Chainfire]

3. The rightwingnuts will just see him as "weak."

[JohnSJ]

4. They need to show ads with this urging people to get the vaccine

[NurseJackie]

6. He'll be accused of being a "crisis actor"...

... honestly, I've run out of patience (and sympathy) for the willingly unvaccinated. Fuck 'em. They are "surplus population".

[Effete Snob]

10. Precisely

Pre-existing conditions, didn't take vitamin Hydroxymectin (or took it in the wrong dose at the wrong time), not really a Christian... there's a whole roster of reasons why it is either fake or of no concern.

But, hey, it's CNN, so it's all just "fake news" to these shitheads.

[George II]

31. pssst: I love that screen name - brings back memories of the corrupt Spiro Agnew.....

....I think William Safire wrote that.

[Effete Snob]

40. Nattering nabobs of negativism

[George II]

32. ...

amirite?

[NurseJackie]

33. Whoop-whoop! 🚨🚨

🚨🚨

[mcar]

52. I live in FL

we've got a lot of them here. I've run out of patience too. I have sympathy for the medical staff that has to care for them.

[NurseJackie]

53. Can you imagine how awful it must be to have to care for someone who willingly did it to themselves?

[mcar]

54. I've read that a lot of nurses are quitting

I do not blame them. After everything they did last year to keep people alive, these selfish dirtbags are expecting care and taking no responsibility for themselves.

[Deminpenn]

41. Like those ads about the effects of smoking

nt

[SoCalDavidS]

5. Snowflake! nt

[Effete Snob]

7. He's "taking responsibility"

Is he paying for that treatment out of pocket, or sponging off of everyone else who pays insurance premiums and taxes?

[pandr32]

16. +1

[Blue Dawn]

8. I feel such empathy for him.

I find this heartbreaking. I hope that he recovers.

[SammyWinstonJack]

28. It's pretty sad, especially so when it could have been avoided.

[Blue Dawn]

37. I know, right?

It is all so unnecessary. Just get the vaccination, people.

[dalton99a]

9. A rare phenomenon - Something never seen before - No one could have predicted this

- Nothing could have prevented this

[Rorey]

11. I appreciate that he's trying to spread the word

Yes, he was wrong to listen to rightwing propaganda, but he's doing the right thing now, and I do hope that he recovers and continues to spread truth.

[-misanthroptimist]

12. Who knew that playing Russian Roulette with your family could have a downside?

I mean, I genuinely feel for the guy and his family. That's a tough video to watch. OTOH, I'd be lying if I didn't admit that there's a small (in more than way) part of me that doesn't want just slap him. I can't imagine being so caught up in politics that I put my family and their lives and health at risk just to "win" some friggin' argument.

Still, I hope his family and even he regain their health.

[StarfishSaver]

15. I don't think he got caught up in the politics

He was just really apathetic and didn't think getting a vaccine was a big priority.

[Johnny2X2X]

13. Reminder, 72% of Americans are overweight

So before people see this and say, well he's heavy, sure, he is, but so are 3 in 4 of everyone else.

Republicans refuse to learn something unless it affects them, so this video won't convince any of them.

[StarfishSaver]

14. This is very sad

It turns out he wasn't an anti-vaxxer - he just didn't make a priority of getting vaccinated. I think a lot of people are like this.

[Stuart G]

17. Yes, .".a lot of people are like this.." Priorities mixed up..staying alive and well, top priority"

VERY IMPORTANT...!!!

[LisaM]

36. Yes, you are so right.

There is a whole subset of the unvaccinated who just haven't gotten around to it, but aren't anti-vax. I think efforts to reach them and get them vaccinated should be a priority at the moment.

[Deminpenn]

42. There are plenty of procrastinators out there

For one reason or another, they just haven't gotten around to being vaccinated.

[live love laugh]

18. His testimonial will only lead RW social media to demonize him and say he's on our "side."

And his fellow sheeple will turn against him.

[Effete Snob]

23. Yep. He's not even real. Just a "crisis actor"

"That's not a real hospital room. You can tell by the (fuzzy blowup of some obscure feature) that proves it is just a fake set for TV."

People really underestimate the in-depth defense mechanisms of truthers.

People who swallow dumb shit like covid denial, flat earthism, 9/11 "no planers" and so on, are simply not moved by things like this. In fact, efforts to dissuade them have the opposite effect -

"Aha! They are arguing with me! They must be threatened by the unassailable logic of my tots and pears!"

[UpInArms]

19. Puts his crap up on fakebook, while

telling people to ignore social media …

Calling these peeps “idiots” is insulting to idiots

[Jon King]

20. Being overweight and unvaccinated is insanity!!!

From the very beginning their have been 2 risk factors that leap out....being elderly and being overweight. The statistics are off the charts, weight is a huge risk factor of a serious issue with Covid.

Every single one of these confessionals, the poor people are battling obesity.

For goodness sake, common sense....being unvaccinated and young and fit is stupid.....being unvaccinated and obese is absolute insanity.

[packman]

21. O.K. - I feel for him, but I wonder how many he pulled into his cesspool of misery

His family, his neighbors, his fellow humans because of his stupidity - THAT is the sad part.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

22. If someone, like this guy, just didn't get vaccinated because of being 'too busy' or outright

being lazy, even ... then I still have a measure of sympathy.

People who obviously and actively went round talking bullshit about the vaccine or C19, spewing conspiracies or bashing scientists, or touting snake-oil crap ... those are the ones I have no sympathy for.

Listening to this story is a bit heartbreaking actually.

[twodogsbarking]

24. The most frightening part is that people do listen to social media.

Listen to him.

[Botany]

25. Thanx to TFG, Fox News, and so on for making this video possible

n/t

[gratuitous]

26. It's nice that he's doing this

But I doubt too many folks who have already reached their conclusion about not getting vaccinated are going to take in this new information. They've made their decision, and they're not going to change their minds until it's too late. Then they'll try to warn the others in their tribe, but they'll run into the exact same problem.

[SergeStorms]

27. Sorry, butthole.

You wouldn't listen to us when we pleaded with you to get the vaccine and to use the COVID protocols.

I'm not going to listen to you wheeze and cry now that you have the disease. I'm going to listen to some music, or maybe read some peer reviewed scientific reports about COVID.

Best of luck to you, but you were warned.

[StarfishSaver]

43. You seem nice

[johnp3907]

29. Social media isn't the problem.

Republicans are the problem.

[IronLionZion]

30. Vaccinations are picking up again in some states

stories like this probably encourage some folks who don't have strong beliefs but just haven't gotten around to it yet.

[roamer65]

34. Pull him out of the ICU and give his bed to a child.

Not gonna watch it because I frankly don’t give a rats ass what happens to him.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

35. That was hard to watch, especially as his cadence and breathing was so similar to someone very close

to me who was hospitalized for covid months ago. Took me right back to that hard time. I hope he makes it.

[marble falls]

38. Jes gitcher shot.

[AngryOldDem]

39. Live and learn.

These sickbed confessionals…

Saw a story on the news last night about a mom and dad changing their tune after their daughter nearly died from it.

This is NOT the way to “own” the libs or anybody else. Morons (sorry, but I’ve been fresh out of sympathy for a good while).

If this makes somebody out there think twice, then good. But as we all know, “it can’t happen to them”.

[StarfishSaver]

44. If you watch the video and read the report, you know that this wasn't about "owning the libs"

He is not an anti-vaxxer and this didn't seem to be anything political for him. He just procrastinated in getting his shot.

[11 Bravo]

45. I'm glad I took your advice and watched the video before just reflexively ...

jumping ugly on this guy.
I have little sympathy for loud-mouthed anti-vaxxers and Republican shitheads trying to politicize this tragedy, but in this case, it's just a truly sad story.

[AngryOldDem]

47. I stand corrected. Thanks. Lesson learned.

[StarfishSaver]

48. ...

[crimycarny]

46. I have empathy

I used to live in Indiana and I know people like this. There are people who never leave their small towns except for trips to Disney World or whatever. They live in a bubble. I don't want to call these people "ignorant" because it's not that they are stupid, but they have a very narrow view of the world based on their isolation and are easily misled. (Yes, I know there is the internet but that is no substitution for getting out there and seeing with your own eyes how the real world is).

I have empathy for people like this man as they are the easy pawns for the cons. The people I will never have empathy for are those people who know better but are cashing in on ignorance by stoking the flames. People like the Fox News, OAN anchors. The Ted Cruz's, Rand Paul's, etc. These people know what they are saying are lies and they don't give a rat's ass if it means they'll have more viewers, voters, whatever it is they are coveting.

[StarfishSaver]

49. There are a lot of people like him out there

They aren't political and aren't trying to prove a point. They just don't think that getting the vaccine is that urgent but plan to get it at some point. Unfortunately, for some of them, it's too late.

I blame the loud-mouthed anti-vaxxers and political opportunists for clouding the message and sowing confusion that results in people like this man not taking the vaccine as seriously as he should have.

[crimycarny]

51. Agree---my sister dealing with a neighbor like that as we speak

My sister lives in a very small town in Indiana. She has a neighbor who is unvaccinated because she is "waiting to see if there are any long term side effects". How much longer is she going to wait??? This woman is married with two kids, 11 and 13. She initially stated she was waiting to see if masks were going to be worn in school before vaccinating her 13-year-old. If they weren't going to be worn she was going to have her 13-year old vaccinated. Well, it was announced that masks aren't going to be worn and her 13-year old is STILL not vaccinated.

My sister is going to try again today to convince this woman to have her whole family vaccinated (except 11 year who can't due to the age limit). She is going to mention to her that in the history of vaccines, if long-term effects were going to occur they would happen in the first 6 weeks.