Man Who Tweeted About Having '99 Problems but a Vax Ain't One' Dies of COVID

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Stephen Harmon, a 34-year-old congregant of Hillsong Church and graduate of Hillsong College, who tweeted, "I got 99 problems but a vax ain't one,” died Wednesday after a month-long bout with the coronavirus

Man Who Tweeted About Having ‘99 Problems but a Vax Ain’t One’ Dies of COVID
Hillsong Church, where Stephen Harmon was a member, announced his death Thursday.
thedailybeast.com
5:08 PM · Jul 22, 2021

https://www.thedailybeast.com/stephen-harmon-hillsong-member-who-tweeted-about-having-99-problems-but-a-vax-aint-one-dies-of-covid

A 34-year-old congregant of Hillsong Church and graduate of Hillsong College died Wednesday after a month-long bout with the coronavirus during which he posted jokes about the COVID-19 vaccine. “Biden’s door to door vaccine ‘surveyors’ really should be called JaCovid Witnesses. #keepmovingdork,” Stephen Harmon tweeted on July 8, after posting in June: “IF YOU’RE HAVING EMAIL PROBLEMS, I FEEL BAD FOR YOU, SON. I GOT 99 PROBLEMS BUT A VAX AIN’T ONE!” He made memes about trusting the Bible over Dr. Anthony Fauci. But in late July, Harmon wrote that he was “on max oxygen” and “struggling to function.” His final tweet July 21 asked supporters to pray for him as he was about to be intubated: “Don’t know when i’ll wake up, please pray.” Brian Houston, the president of Hillsong Church, announced on Instagram, “Stephen was just a young man in his early 30’s. He was a graduate from 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. He would always turn up to our grandkids soccer games and he will be missed by so many. RIP.”

[Effete Snob]

1. It's a good thing Delta spreads and kills faster

The important thing is for these people to die quickly, to avoid infecting others and continuing to spread their toxic nonsense.

[Under The Radar]

6. Suffocating is a miserable way to die

[temporary311]

10. Especially when its now almost completely avoidable.

All it takes is one or two little shots.

[3Hotdogs]

23. Yeah, but then they get to track you where you go with the chip they put in the vaccine.

They set up to do this because they know we are gonna be in Washington in Aug when our rightful president gets back in the White House. The ones with Fouchi Chips get tracked by Biden's stooges and stopped before they can reach the Capital. The rest of us...

they ain't gonna know where we are.













Yes Martha. Its sarcasm.

[littlemissmartypants]

22. It's worse than suffocation.

The lungs literally turn to crystallized mush, so it's closer to drowning in your own secretions. So you experience the sensation of drowning. Much worse, imo.

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Way to go, Steve...you permanently pawned the libs!

[gratuitous]

3. And don't we feel foolish?

I may never get over such pwnage.

[grantcart]

13. He sure taught me a lesson

[UpInArms]

16. It is weird ... being so

Pwned

[ret5hd]

4. Current problems: 0

Good job son, good job!

[aeromanKC]

15. That was my first thought too. :)

[dalton99a]

5. He helped bring joy and Covid to many

[Grokenstein]

7. Well, bye.

All your problems are over, "son," and I don't feel bad for you one little bit.
#getvaccinatedfool

[Retired Engineer Bob]

8. I don't have a strong opinion on this, but

I’m glad he’s dead. His moronic tweets influenced and reinforced the anti-vax insanity. Felt the same way about Freda Claxton.

[underpants]

9. That's sad really.

No smart ass comment. That’s just sad.

[TheBlackAdder]

11. I am really starting to hate Republicans for introducing hate and removing some of my compassion.

.

I am just furious that these people are just so callous to throw people to the wolves for some bullshit political score.

My empathy is starting to become tempered, where now I no longer feel compassion or empathy for these anti-vaxxers, but look at their deaths no differently than that livestock. So much energy trying to persuade them to care for themselves and for others. The kicker is that these people often call themselves Christian, and yet don't even look out for their fellow men & women in society. They don't even look out for the welfare in their own congregations. It is that lack of care and concern that really drives my apathy to their deaths. There are so many people to worry about, so much suffering the health care workers and their families have gone through and we've gone through so many inconveniences--and these fuckers are exacerbating the issue and contributing to yet another wave of death and restrictions.

.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

37. Well said, TBA, well said ...

There are legitimately decent people getting sucked into this nonsense, I know a couple of them ... this guy might've been a fine person in many respects, just misled.

But still I want to be all 'Idiot!' instead of feeling bad like I should and would have, years ago.

It's just TOO frustrating, just watching so many people be just so goddamn stupid and gullible to propaganda and groupthink.

I 'pray' that when this young man avoided a vaccination, he knew the risk of this course, and accepted his fate when the time came like the tough guy he was on twitter. I hope it was not frightening and painful because took he comfort in his faith, (believing he's) meeting his sky daddy, and was steeled by a deep sense of righteousness in his cause ... denying science and pwning libs.

Songs will surely be sung of him, throughout the years ... by real-life Heralds, no less. With wings, probably.

Did that sound ... nice, at all?

[MyMission]

38. I feel the same way!

I grapple with wishing that covid kills them off, for spite and safety. Do I really wish them dead?
Not really, but then I think most of those who refuse the vaccine deserve that fate. And that's not who I am or who I've been throughout my life. I'm a kind, caring, compassionate person who's lost some of that. I hate how the rethugs have handled and responded to this crisis!

Yet I have several close friends who are not vaccinated. One is on disability for mental issues, and she has a son turning 11 in October, so he's not eligible. She started homeschooling several months before the pandemic hit. We're both very health conscious, live, organic foods whenever possible, limited ingredients, no additives or preservatives. But she doesn't trust the vaccine, and I told her while I had reservations I decided to get it, like a test subject. She's not willing to be a test subject. My heart breaks for her, and her mental issues that contribute to her refusal to get the vaccine, and I've tried to convince her gently for months. Meanwhile she has lectured me about the importance of insurance (life, homeowners, appliances) but doesn't get that the vaccine is insurance against covid! She does wear a mask. She's rethinking the program her son was set to return to in the fall because of the Delta surge. She has a heart condition and is at risk if she were to get covid. I pray for her safety and that she'll get vaccinated.

The other friend had covid in early 2020, before they were diagnosing it. She was in hospital in February and again in March, they thought it might be sars, she ended up with long haul covid, developed lupus (her dad got lupus at 63, she was 57) and COPD, and RA so now she is immunocompromised and in Florida and the vaccine was not recommended for her, and if she got the vaccine she might not have immunity anyway so she wears a mask. Her 92 year old mom and 35 year old son did get a vaccine.

So I still have some compassion for my loved ones, which keeps me from wishing some form of retribution (specifically death) for anyone not vaccinated. Both of these friends are Dems.
I definitely have more compassion for unvaccinated Dems because it's not a political choice.
Rethugs, they made their choice and should suffer the consequences. Maybe I wish them a quick death rather than prolonged suffering. I guess I still have some compassion.

[BigmanPigman]

12. ...

[RockRaven]

14. He doesn't have any problems now, of any kind. Because he isn't, anymore.

Problems still exist, of course. But he does not.

[GoodRaisin]

17. Seems like there's a blunt message in all this for those who think this is a joking matter.

Don't end up like the fool in the box, get the vaccine while you still can.

[Bucky]

18. guess not having a vax turned out to be a problem

He's in a better place now.

...or he's in a place where he has different problems

[NBachers]

19. I'm assuming the astronomical costs of his medical care are being socialized through the rest of us.

Or did he pay his own way into hell?

[bringthePaine]

20. so, Covid AND a math deficiency...🤣

[jmowreader]

21. Steven Harmon had just arrived at the Gates of Heaven

Jesus asked him, "Why didn't you take the vaccine? You'd be standing in front of Me at the age of 90, not the age of 34."

Stephen responded, "Oh Lord, I trusted you over the words of heathen scientists. I knew believing in You would save me."

Jesus replied, "and...why do you think I invented the vaccine?"

[Initech]

24. There aren't enough facepalms in the world for this one.

[NoMoreRepugs]

25. Can't feel sorry for someone who should have known better.

[Blaukraut]

26. Turns out problem #100 was fatal. n/t

[FakeNoose]

27. I guess it's not our problem either

Just sayin'

[Devil Child]

28. Rest In Peace Mr. Harmon

The reality he was frantically and publicly denying still caught up with him in the end.

[tinrobot]

29. 34? Wow. It's not just for old people anymore.

Hopefully some people in the church will get the hint and take their medicine.

[Jon King]

30. He was also overweight, totally asking for trouble....

The photos of him show a guy at least 40 lbs overweight. So he had risk factors that a 34 year old who is a fitness buff would not have.

He played with fire and lost big time.

[HubertHeaver]

40. Played with fire,

got caught in the backdraft.

[C Moon]

31. Did he say anything on his death bed, like "I'm sorry, I was wrong."

Probably not. He had a chance to save some lives, too.

[orangecrush]

32. Darwin says

"I told you so"

[Grins]

33. The president of Hillsong Church forgot to mention he was a dick.

The now-deceased Mr Harmon was a shit who made jokes about a respected scientist who was trying to save lives, including the lives of weasels like Harmon who criticized and insulted him for doing, literally, the work of the Lord. In doing so he may have influenced others to follow his stupidity.

How does that make him “one of the most generous people I know”?

[Vdizzle]

34. #sorrynotsorry

[comradebillyboy]

35. How sad for him. I hope he didn't infect too many

other folks.

[certainot]

36. on his tombstone: IN RUSH I TRUST

[GB_RN]

39. Karma...

She has a way of biting you in the ass.

[ecstatic]

44. JaCovid witnesses?!?

Cute. RIP.

[Stallion]

45. We're Going to Need a Lot More Darwin Trophies

so many deserving candidates

[Hugin]

46. The 'rona travelled half way around the World in weeks to cap this covidiot.

Assuming it was Delta.

Let that sink in...

[ProfessorPlum]

47. Oh no!! Anyway . . . .

[7wo7rees]

48. Killed by a hoax

But prayer works.