GOP Rep. Ron Wright dies following Covid diagnosis

[mindfulNJ]

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Source: CNN.com

"Congressman Ron Wright passed away peacefully at the age of 67 on Feb. 7, 2021. His wife Susan was by his side and he is now in the presence of their Lord and Savior," the statement read. "For the previous two weeks, Ron and Susan had been admitted to Baylor Hospital in Dallas after contracting COVID-19."
Wright is the first sitting member of Congress to die after contracting Covid. In December, Congressman-elect Luke Letlow died after being diagnosed with the disease.
Wright's congressional office announced that he had tested positive for Covid-19 on January 21 with the congressman saying at the time in a statement, "I am experiencing minor symptoms, but overall, I feel okay and will continue working for the people of the 6th District from home this week."

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/08/politics/ron-wright-congressman-dies/index.html

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Rep. Wright is the first sitting member of Congress to die of Covid19.

[Chainfire]

1. You have to wonder if he did anything to protect himself, or was he a denier.

[mindfulNJ]

3. I don't know

I'm trying to research this as we speak. He was a lung cancer patient so I hope he wasn't that stupid but you never know.

[BobTheSubgenius]

10. That was my first thought.

Also, where he caught it. GOP super-spreader event? Casual contact from a random person?

I also wonder how many people he might have infected before he knew to self-isolate. Anyone else in Congress? I'm amazed that that damage hasn't been worse.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

11. He posted this 3 days ago.

Link to tweet

[Polybius]

2. Absolutely horrible

My co-worker is also 67 and got it 13 days ago. Now she feels fine and is testing negative. You just never know with Covid.

[greenjar_01]

4. Terrible

[orleans]

5. i wonder if he was at the capitol on january 6

thinking maybe he caught covid from one of his maskhole colleagues that wouldn't wear a mask while they were all together in that room when the capitol was being attacked

[greatauntoftriplets]

8. I read that he was and that his infection is from that date.

No idea if he was wearing a mask or not. Clearly he should have been if he wasn't.

[moriah]

6. While I have no idea if he was vaccinated when they were offered, he was apparently on cancer tx?

I could see some doctors thinking that, especially if they were working under the assumption the rest of Congress would also get their vaccinations even if some were young enough to likely survive (and people on both side of the aisle have at least publicly said they weren't planning on getting the shots, some for belief that their personal risk wasn't high, some because they felt it was privilege to be in a position to get the shots ahead of first responders and nursing home residents), deferring a COVID vaccine when they didn't know how well it would play with any immunosuppressants he was on was a rational course.

Of course, really, until everyone working in the Capitol (from MOC to staffers to janitors) gets the vaccine, attempting to rely on "herd immunity" would likely fail.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Duplicate thread

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142691081

[mindfulNJ]

9. Beat me by one minute

[Omaha Steve]

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