Conservative Activist Dies of COVID Complications After Attending Anti-Vax 'Symposium'

[Nevilledog]

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Another one: Kelly Canon, a prominent conservative activist, has died of COVID just weeks after attending an anti-vaccine “symposium” where attendees tried to dissuade other people from getting vaccinated.

Conservative Activist Dies of COVID Complications After Attending Anti-Vax ‘Symposium’
Kelly Canon had celebrated her vaccine exemption a few weeks before she fell ill with the virus and wound up on a ventilator.
thedailybeast.com
9:52 AM · Jan 11, 2022

https://www.thedailybeast.com/conservative-activist-kelly-canon-dies-of-covid-complications-after-attending-anti-vaccine-symposium?source=twitter&via=desktop

A well-known conservative activist in Arlington, Texas, who peddled COVID-19 vaccine misinformation has died of complications caused by the virus—just a few weeks after attending a “symposium” against the shots.

The Arlington Republican Party confirmed the passing of Kelly Canon on Facebook.

“Another tragedy and loss for our Republican family. Our dear friend Kelly Canon lost her battle with pneumonia today. Kelly will be forever in our hearts as a loyal and beloved friend and Patriot. Gone way too soon We will keep her family in our prayers,” the Arlington Republican Club said in a statement.

Friends and colleagues of the Republican figure flooded social media with tributes on Tuesday, lamenting what they said was her death “from COVID-related pneumonia.”

“I Had just texted with her yesterday and she said she was doing well, fighting off this damn Covid in both of her lungs that turned into double pneumonia, so I am quite shocked to get this news,” wrote one friend who identified herself as Jennifer Talbert Frank.

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[Aristus]

1. Play stupid games; win stupid prizes.

[SheltieLover]

5. This!👆

[DURHAM D]

2. Good.

She was trying to kill others so I guess she should pass as well.

[gratuitous]

3. "We will keep her family in our prayers"

I'd bet that if you call up the Arlington Republican Club on, say, July 11 of this year, and asked after Kelly Canon, you will get "Who?" in response. Really don't know why her friends are "quite shocked" by her death.

[lapfog_1]

4. Can't we do SOMETHING

to speed up this process???



Seriously, these stupid evil people are taking up valuable and increasingly scarce medical resources that we all need.

[viva la]

6. "Canon was prominent in Republican circles for her campaign to ban red light cameras"

This is a big thing with antivaxxers-- red light cameras.

They have such weird obsessions. And then they get Covid and die, and all their hard work to undermine everything just dissolves.

[Solly Mack]

7. How many does that make?

[Initech]

8. What do you get when you put a bunch of anti-vaxxers in a room? Fewer anti-vaxxers.

[BComplex]

9. "so I am quite shocked to get this news,"....REALLY?

So what planet has this idiot been living on?

[Emile]

10. One by one they jump off the cliff. What a cult, they are making Jones Town look like a joke!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

11. People doing their own research

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[Glorfindel]

12. So long...

[struggle4progress]

13. Who could have predicted that?

[Johnny2X2X]

14. Owned the libs

Died with a smile on her face because dying would surely own the libs good this time.

[Celerity]

15. good nt

[BlueIdaho]

16. "Let's Go Covid!"

One less conservative ass in this country.

[tanyev]

17. Anti-vax symposiums, aka Covid Roulette Parties.

[LiberatedUSA]

18. Another proud graduate of Trump University. N/t

[Crunchy Frog]

19. Self own. nt