Phil Valentine, Anti-Vax and Anti-Mask Radio Host, Dies at 61 of COVID Complications
pic.twitter.com/vhXpE7x0oXOn July 11, Valentine confirmed that he had been diagnosed with the virus on Facebook, telling his audience that he expected to be back soon. Prior to his illness, Valentine had voiced skepticism about the COVID-19 vaccine.Just four days after announcing his diagnosis, Valentine tweeted a link to a Daily Caller article reporting on a recall of Johnson & Johnson sunscreens, writing, “Ah, but I’m sure their vaccine is perfectly safe. Don’t worry about it.”In December of 2020, he tweeted, “I have a very low risk of A) Getting COVID and B) dying of it if I do.