Las Vegas father of five dies from COVID
—'I should have gotten the damn vaccine'
Posted By: Ribicon, 7/31/2021 3:20:25 PM
A father of five, already hooked up to a bed in a Las Vegas hospital, texted his fiancée and expressed his regret over not getting the COVID-19 shot. “I should have gotten the damn vaccine,” Michael Freedy wrote. On Thursday, the 39-year-old, known by friends as “Big Mike” died of complications from coronavirus. He contracted the disease during a vacation in San Diego with his fiancée, Jessica du Preez, and their five children—ages 17, 10, 7, 6 and 17 months. Shortly after they returned from the trip earlier this month, Freedy developed a painful skin rash.
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People need a steady stream of propaganda to decrease their resistance to the ongoing series of immensely profitable vaccines, and also to reduce any buyer's remorse among the vaxxed. On the flipside, you'll seldom see mainstream news pieces where a vaccine side effect victim expresses deep regret after a government/media pressure campaign pressured them to take the needle for no good reason.