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Johnny2X2X

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34. Insurance should deny his claim

Reply to roamer65 (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 16, 2021, 10:39 AM

Jul 2021

Insurance companies shouldn't be forced to pay for this when it was 100% preventable and he made the choice.

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24-year-old who needed double lung transplant wishes he'd been vaccinated for COVID-19 [View all] Bleacher Creature Jul 2021 OP

The transplant should go to someone who is vaccinated. roamer65 Jul 2021 #1

+1000 FoxNewsSucks Jul 2021 #2

My immediate thought too. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2021 #20

Insurance should deny his claim Johnny2X2X Jul 2021 #34

I wish the poiticians who encouraged his skepticism would get a turn in the barrel. marble falls Jul 2021 #3

I agree Duncanpup Jul 2021 #4

Starting with TFG spanone Jul 2021 #9

So we're goingto have to find a really big barrel with two teeny-tiny hand-els. marble falls Jul 2021 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Jul 2021 #5

Side effects from the virus can be a bit worse Blues Heron Jul 2021 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Jul 2021 #16

Ok be safe Blues Heron Jul 2021 #18

The kid asked for a vaxx just before they intubated him. I don't criticize him - just the ... marble falls Jul 2021 #13

There's no back to normal for this guy. The rest of his life will be an unceasing juggling of RockRaven Jul 2021 #6

I am fully vaxxed and got my shots wnylib Jul 2021 #21

Pretty sure this is b.s. Fullduplexxx Jul 2021 #8

I'm glad these stories are being publicized. femmedem Jul 2021 #10

Good points. We should not politicize wnylib Jul 2021 #23

Thanks. I was expecting to get flamed. femmedem Jul 2021 #27

There are times when I feel like wnylib Jul 2021 #30

So well said. femmedem Jul 2021 #35

I'm not a medical person, just someone wnylib Jul 2021 #36

Stories like this will perhaps persuade 1-2% of the people who are holding out Silent3 Jul 2021 #33

"The night before he was intubated, he wanted (the vaccine)," Nuclo said. Grokenstein Jul 2021 #12

It is sad that so many people need such a horrible consequence to learn. Caliman73 Jul 2021 #14

I got both doses of the vaccine. Zero side effects whatsoever. Initech Jul 2021 #15

I got sick for a few hours after 1st dose, and felt crappy for a few days after 2nd dose. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #32

You rely on a lot of experts in life - tradesmen, mechanics, advisors, professionals bucolic_frolic Jul 2021 #17

I actually got criticized by a woman for getting my 17-year-old son vaccinated. SunSeeker Jul 2021 #19

His body, his choice, right. Traildogbob Jul 2021 #22

Can't help them. They don't want to educate themselves or participate, they may get very ill, or die Evolve Dammit Jul 2021 #24

"required double lung transplant" but " felt uncertain about [vaccine] side effects"? speak easy Jul 2021 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Jul 2021 #26

Maybe he's a convert now and will act as a poster boy for getting other people to get their shots Solly Mack Jul 2021 #28

Stop listening to idiots. Stop listening to Republicans. UCmeNdc Jul 2021 #29

Wait, so being unvaccinated has side effects too? lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #31