Florida radio host Marc Bernier, a conservative who criticized COVID-19 vaccination efforts and called himself "Mr. Anti-Vax," died this weekend of complications from the disease.
"It is with great sadness that WNDB and Southern Stone Communications announce the passing of Marc Bernier, who informed and entertained listeners on WNDB for more than 30 years," the radio station said in a statement.
When Bernier was hospitalized with Covid-19 three weeks ago, WNDB operations manager Mark McKinney told local media "if you've heard him on his show, you know how anti-vaccine he is."
"Mr. Anti-Vax" called on the population not to be vaccinated, as he considered it a "Nazi" conspiracy.
Bernier thus joined other radio hosts who also did not believe in vaccines, such as WWTN Nashville's Phil Valentine and Florida broadcaster Dick Farrel, who have also died of complications from COVID-19.
As the Delta variant spreads, Republican-led states resisting public health mandates, including Florida, are struggling with a significant increase in hospitalizations and deaths.
Similarly, specialists have indicated that the vast majority of hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. occur among unvaccinated persons.
With information from The Guardian.
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