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Rev. Jesse Jackson Transfers to Rehab as Wife Moves to ICU; Conservative Radio Hosts Die of COVID-19

HeadlineAug 30, 2021

Reverend Jesse Jackson was transferred to a rehabilitation facility after being hospitalized last week for COVID-19 treatment, but his wife Jacqueline was moved to the ICU for ongoing treatment. Unlike the reverend, who was vaccinated at a public event in January, Jacqueline reportedly never received the vaccine because of a preexisting condition.

Conservative Florida radio host Marc Bernier has become the latest vaccine critic to die of COVID-19. Bernier referred to himself on-air as “Mr. Anti-Vax.” His death came just a week after Tennessee-based radio host Phil Valentine, another prominent vaccine critic, died of COVID-19.

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