A 104-year-old COVID survivor has died. He wanted to keep people safe until the end

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A 104-year-old COVID survivor has died. He wanted to keep people safe until the end

NPR
By Benazir Samad
Published February 1, 2022 at 10:35 AM MST



Abdul Alim, one of Pakistan's oldest COVID survivors, died of natural causes on Jan. 27. He was 104 years old.

Abdul Alim, one of Pakistan's oldest COVID survivors, died of natural causes on Jan. 27 at age 104.

Alim made headlines last year when he got vaccinated, encouraging others — especially those in his region of Upper Chitral in northern Pakistan — to do the same. Although vaccine hesitancy is a major issue in his country, Alim was an outspoken proponent of the vaccine.

"If a 100-above-year-old man like me can feel perfectly fine, everyone should have the courage to take it," he told NPR in May 2021. "There is no reason one should not take the vaccine."

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[Karadeniz]

1. A good man!