A California man in his early 30s who derided vaccines on Twitter and Instagram died of COVID-19
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A man who joked about not getting vaccinated died of the coronavirus a little more than a month later.
Stephen Harmon's death was announced by the Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston on Twitter on Thursday.
Houston wrote on Instagram that Harmon was in his early 30s, a graduate of Hillsong College, and a "vital part of our church in California."
“ He was one of the most generous people I know and he had so much in front of him," Houston wrote.
Hillsong is a popular church among celebrities including Justin Bieber and Vanessa Hudgens but has faced accusations recently that church leaders made racist remarks and that LGBTQ members were blacklisted.
Before his death, Harmon made jokes about the virus on Twitter, including references to his decision not to get vaccinated.
On June 3, Harmon tweeted : "If you're having email problems, I feel bad for you, son. I got 99 problems but a vax ain't one!"
The tweet was a reference to the Jay-Z song "99 Problems.
Three days later, Harmon made another reference to being unvaccinated .
"Since everything is a social construct these days & folks out here identifying as different races than they're born as (Rachel Dolezal now Nkechi Amare Diallo) I've decided that I, now, identify as a 6'3 D1 collegiate athlete. And, if you prefer, I'll identify as vaccinated, too," Harmon wrote.
Harmon also made a joke about the widespread trust in Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious-disease expert.
“When you can't trust the Bible cause it was written by man, but you trust the CDC/Fauci guidelines cause they were written by man. Makes total sense," Harmon tweeted on May 26.
Harmon posted on Instragram on June 30 from the hospital saying he had contracted the virus. He then gave regular updates on his condition.
On July 8, he posted another anti-vaccine joke and criticized what he termed undue pressure to encourage people to take the shot. He wrote alongside the post: "i'm not against it, i'm just not in a rush to get it… ironically, as I continue to lay here, in South Corona, in my covid ward isolation room fighting off the virus and pneumonia. And no, i will not be getting vaccinated once i am discharged and released."
In the days that followed, Harmon wrote that his condition had improved, then worsened again. His last tweet was posted Wednesday, when Harmon said he was choosing to be intubated.
“ I've fought this thing as hard as I can but unfortunately it's reached a point of critical choice & as much as I hate having to do this i'd rather it be willingness than forced emergency procedure," he wrote. "don't know when I'll wake up, please pray."
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Any blasphemous rumors
But I think that God's
Got a sick sense of humor
And when I die
I expect to find Him laughing
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Well...he sure showed us didn't he?
Indeed. He showed us what happens when one is not vaccinated. Unfortunately, some people are probably too stupid to learn that lesson.
Definitely a candidate for the Darwin Awards.
Sorry, but I have no sympathy for stupid!
I'm kinda right there with you.
I don't want to see anybody die, but I don't feel sorry for people who screw up or end their lives because they refuse to follow good advice.
It's not just their own lives. But also potentially risking the lives of everyone around them.
The math suggests otherwise. Very strongly.
I said potentially. But as different variants arise, some might negate the efficacy of the vaccine. Viruses like the flu is a good example of that.
And that’s the real risk. A dead retard like this guy isn’t a loss in any way, but retards like him let the virus keep going around and increase the chances that it Juarez in a way that makes the vaccines no longer effective. That whole evolution thing that this idiot probably called a hoax.
Exactly.
I wouldn't be surprised. We see people call it that everyday, some even here on NT. It's stupid and anti-science and beyond irrational.
Moron, a dead moron.
I do feel sorry for some of these people - the followers. There are a lot of not so bright people in this country who follow some very bad leadership. You might call these followers Fox News viewers.
The grifters, maniacs, far right ideologues, and white nationalist assholes, I have no use for and would not mourn their deaths .
Dont know where this particular dead guy fits in.
I only feel sorry for their children.
The theme song for these morons....Another One Bites The Dust.
They also prove Darwin's survival of the fittest.
He's the recipient of the next Darwin award, eh?
At least a nominee.
Don’t worry. You won’t be doing either of those things.
I don’t feel bad for him at all. He chose to die.
Cocksuckers like him (overwhelmingly trump supporters) are the reason this virus is still hanging around and the reason we may end up having to go back to masks and shit. The real risk is letting this thing hang around so long that is mutates into a significantly more deadly version that our current vaccines no longer protect against.