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Published 3 years ago

Teenage Alabama city councilman who voted against mask mandate tests positive for COVID-19

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A teenager who last year became the youngest person ever elected to his city council revealed this week that he has tested positive for COVID-19 just months after voting to end a local mask mandate.

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Alabama councilman, 19, hospitalized with covid after opposing mask mandate: 'Terrible not to be able to breathe'

A teenage city council member in Decatur, Ala., who voted in April to end his city's mask mandate landed in the hospital with the coronavirus Wednesday night after developing pneumonia and struggling to breathe. "I am still shallow in breathing but my oxygen remains OK for now!" 19-year-old Hunter Pepper, who in August 2020 became the youngest person ever elected to the Decatur City Council, said on Facebook Thursday. "Confirming last night afte…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States
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Alabama councilman, 19, sick with covid after opposing mask mandate: ‘Terrible not to be able to breathe’

Nineteen-year-old Hunter Pepper said he and his family began to worry after he began showing symptoms, including difficulty breathing. He tested positive for the virus on Wednesday morning.

3 years ago
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Teenage Alabama city councilman who voted against mask mandate tests positive for COVID

A teenager who last year became the youngest person ever elected to his city council revealed this week that he has tested positive for COVID-19 just months after voting to end a local mask mandate.

3 years ago·Washington, United States
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19-Year-Old Anti-Mask Councilman Gets COVID, Says He ‘Feels Terrible For Not Being Able To Breathe’

A teenage anti-mask councilman in Alabama who voted to end his city’s mask mandate was hospitalized with COVID-19 on Wednesday after developing pneumonia.

3 years ago·United States
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COVID strikes 19-year-old Alabama councilman who opposed mask mandates

Hunter Pepper, 19, admits he's 'terrified' by what he's heard about COVID

3 years ago·New York, United States
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Teen city councilman in Alabama who voted against masks has Covid

Hunter Pepper, 19, who is unvaccinated, said he's encouraging vaccinations. "This is a virus that is tearing down everybody," he said.

3 years ago·United States
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