Published 3 years ago

Conservative radio host hospitalized with COVID-19, urges vaccinations

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Covid-19 hospitalizations in Tennessee have more than doubled in the past three weeks, from 195 to 579. Officials in Memphis believe almost 80% of new cases are now tied to the highly transmissible Delta variant with the transmission rate, or R number, at 1.53.

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Yahoo News

Tennessee radio host doubted and mocked vaccines – now he has Covid

Phil Valentine’s family urges listeners to get the shotHost sang ‘Vaxman’ Beatles parody and touted choiceTennessee hospital grapples with Delta and vaccine hesitancy First lady Jill Biden comforts Adriana Lyttle, 12, as she receives her vaccine in Nashville, Tennessee, in June. Photograph: Tom Brenner/AFP/Getty Images A conservative radio host in Tennessee who urged listeners not to get vaccinated against Covid-19 has changed track and called o…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

Tennessee radio host doubted and mocked vaccines – now he has Covid

Phil Valentine’s family urges listeners to get the shotHost sang ‘Vaxman’ Beatles parody and touted choiceTennessee hospital grapples with Delta and vaccine hesitancyA conservative radio host in Tennessee who urged listeners not to get vaccinated against Covid-19 has changed track and called on listeners to get the shot, after contracting the virus and ending up in hospital in “very serious condition”. Related: Fox News backs Covid vaccination –…

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Conservative radio host hospitalized in Tennessee regrets not getting vaccine as state restarts youth outreach

The family of a conservative Tennessee radio host currently hospitalized with Covid is begging listeners and others to get the vaccine

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Talk radio host with COVID regrets vaccine hesitancy

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A conservative talk radio host from Tennessee who had been a vaccine skeptic until he was hospitalized from COVID-19 now says his listeners should get vaccinated.

3 years ago·United States

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USA Today

'He’s regretful': Radio host who doubted vaccines hospitalized with COVID, family says

Phil Valentine's family says he wishes he had been a more vocal advocate for vaccines now that he has been hospitalized with COVID in critical care.

3 years ago·United States

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abc News

Conservative radio host regrets COVID vaccine hesitancy

A conservative talk radio host from Tennessee who had been a vaccine skeptic until he was hospitalized from COVID-19 now says his listeners should get vaccinated

3 years ago·United States

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