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Piers Morgan took to social media to encourage people to get the coronavirus vaccination, using a tragic case to demonstrate his point of view.
The 56-year-old TV personality took to Twitter to share the story of a father who appeared to refuse to be vaccinated, who is now believed to have passed away.
Mr Morgan’s post captures four tweets sent by user @gridirondawg, presumably from the United States and known only as Brent H, where he shares his take on the vaccination rollout.
Piers Morgan, 56, took to Twitter to share the ‘tragedy’ of someone not getting their jab
In a tweet, he wrote: “I have never taken a flu shot and I will never do a COVID shot!”
In another he said, “Zinc and Vitamin D Regiment> Moderna and Phizer.”
In response to another user, he wrote: “I haven’t taken it and haven’t had any COVID issues.”
A glance at her profile shows the most recent update from June 24, which appears to have been posted by her daughter.
The tweet reads: “This is Brent’s daughter… daddy died of COVID. He had no underlying conditions and was in his early fifties.
“I know he said the opposite, but PLEASE spare your families this heartache. Go get shot.
She then shares a link to an online platform where people can find the nearest vaccination center.
Mr Morgan captioned the image with: “The tragedy of refusing to take covid and vaccines seriously. Get the jab.
The screenshots were shared on Twitter via Mr Morgan’s account
Mr Morgan, who has now received both coronavirus vaccines, has been outspoken in encouraging people to get vaccinated.
He also called on the government not to extend the lockdown beyond “Freedom Day” on July 19 for those who have had their vaccines, insisting that those who have been vaccinated be freed.
COVID AND BLOOD CLOT VACCINES: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
The CDC and the FDA have recommended that the rollout of the J&J vaccine be halted in April after several reports of rare, but serious blood clots.
Nine people aged 18 to 59 had developed cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) as of April 13.
CVST is a rare type of blood clot that blocks the sinus channels in the brain that drain blood, which can cause bleeding.
One of the nine patients has died and two are in critical condition.
With over seven million people who had received the vaccine by this point, that means only 0.00012% have developed CVST.
This is less than the five in a million people – 0.0005% – who develop the disease in the general population.
The hiatus was lifted on April 23 after the CDC determined the risk to be extremely low.
Yesterday, statistics showed Britain’s daily Covid cases jumped almost 80% in one week.
But the number of hospitalizations remains below 250 per day, fueling hopes that the epidemic is slowing.
Another 18,270 people tested positive on Saturday, an increase of 77% from the 10,321 cases recorded the previous weekend. It also marked the biggest daily increase since February 5.
But, a sign that the vaccine is working to reduce the number of hospitalizations, only 227 people were admitted on Saturday – bringing the total number of Covid-19 patients in hospitals to 1,505.
Growing evidence for the vaccine’s effect has led top scientists and ministers to believe that England’s Freedom Day will take place on July 19 as planned.
The restrictions in Scotland are also expected to be reviewed on that date.
But Downing Street refuses to give in to pressure from backbench Tories to advance the final unlock to July 5, citing the importance of putting as many second doses of the vaccine into the guns as possible.
In another promising sign for Freedom Day on July 19 in England, earlier this week, SAGE estimated that the “R” reproduction rate – which measures how quickly the virus spreads – still stands between 1.2 and 1.4 in England.
He has not moved for three weeks, adding to growing evidence that the country’s epidemic is slowing.
It comes as six cases of a variant first discovered in Peru – the Lambda variant – have been identified in the UK, although health officials are not concerned at this point due to the low number of cases here and around the world.
Figures from Public Health England show 111,157 cases of the Delta variant have now been identified in the UK, up 46% from the previous week.
This means that around 95% of confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK are the Delta variant, which is more transmissible and may carry a higher risk of hospitalization than the previously dominant Kent strain.
Those who have had two vaccinations are cautioned to remain cautious.
Professor Adam Finn, member of the Joint Committee on Immunization and Immunization, told Sky News: “The safety of bringing together vaccinated people is greater than unvaccinated people, but if there is a lot of virus in circulation, there will always be ongoing infections.
He also said there was “a high probability” that booster jabs would be needed in the fall.
“In order to avoid the risk of a winter flare, we may well need to use booster doses, especially I think initially for people who received the vaccine longer ago. and who are most at risk of getting seriously ill when infected.
“So I don’t think it’s a certainty yet, but I think there’s a high likelihood that at least one boost will be needed this winter.”
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