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A nurse who lost her father and stepmother to the coronaviruswithin three days of each other said their deaths have not changed her mind about not getting vaccinated. Shanda Parish, who suffers from cancer, added that she does not regret her late parents’ decision not to get inoculated.

Parish and her parents Robert and Vi Herring, both in their 70s, are from the Fort Smith-Greenwood area of western Arkansas, where many residents are reluctant to get the jab, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The Herrings contracted Covid-19 after attending a 52nd high school reunion event and both died at a Fort Smith hospital in late July.

Parish’s last communication with her father was a voice mail he left for her from the hospital, in which he gasped air.

‘It doesn’t even sound human,’ Parish said. ‘I don’t like hearing it, but I can’t delete it.’

Parish said she has felt scrutiny from her friends and others since her parents died, regarding why they were not vaccinated and why she did not encourage them to get the shot. She insists it was her parents’ choice and that she does not regret their decision.

‘We didn’t kill them, but some people make us feel like it’s our fault they’re gone,’ Parish said, tearing up. ‘No one should try to make you feel guilty because someone died.’

Parish said that what she does regret is that she was quarantining at the time her parents got sick, in preparation for a cancer treatment, and being unable to urge them to go to the hospital earlier. The nurse added that she still will not get vaccinated because she does not trust a newly produced jab.

But Parish’s brother David Herring, who lives near Washington, DC, responded differently.

‘I’m absolutely angry and frustrated,’ David said. ‘Their age and health conditions – they should have gotten vaccinated really early… And then trying to talk to friends of theirs and hearing these ridiculous things about depopulation and computer chips.’

David said he was not able to persuade his parents to get vaccinated, but has made it his mission to convince his relatives.

The late Herrings were married for 34 years and had five children between them.

Their death comes after numerous recent stories of coronavirus patients who begged for the vaccine on their death beds and family members who regretted not getting the jab after their loved ones died of the virus.

LM K wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 2:57 pm She doesn't even regret not encouraging them to vax.

Her parents fell victim to the misinformation about chips and magnetism BS. They attended a high school reunion. They made choices and yes, I judge them for their choices. On the other hand, they were saturated by misinformation. It sounds like their son worked hard to counter that misinformation. But ... Arkansas.

I guess I need to be a little bit more understanding of their choices. Or not.

bob wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 4:31 pm

Just a humble preacher, spreading the Good News.

Bonus:

neonzx wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:06 pm As one of our prolific members poetically states: "Fuck these people. Fuck all these people."

I have friends who are waiting to get their kids vaxxed (<12).

Some damn idiot neighbor woman tried to stick a metal trinket on my shoulder(injection site) because she believes everything on the internet like the magnetism.

I don't have time for these people.

bill_g wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 12:36 pm The problem with schdenfraude of the spreadnecks is they may get the last laugh when their lack of social responsibility becomes an incubator for the next variant.

Tiredretiredlawyer wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 1:31 pm Uh-oh! Best keep your snark to yourself around this intolerant pastor.

LM K wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 5:12 pm I gone the ban hammer.

Carl banned me immediately after I posted about an FDA approved drug to treat polyneuropathy. Carl had said that mRNA treatments were only experimental and hadn't made it past animal trials.

After I tweeted about the drug new class of drugs, siRNAs, I noticed I had been blocked.

My tiny, shriveled, socialist swine scientist heart is broken!

The nurse added that she still will not get vaccinated because she does not trust a newly produced jab.

neonzx wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 11:25 am That is terrifying ... but I don't get it at all.

Sidebar-- there is a wealthiest place in Tennessee?

filly wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 11:31 am

neonzx wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 11:25 am That is terrifying ... but I don't get it at all.

Sidebar-- there is a wealthiest place in Tennessee?

Yes. I don’t know if the assessment of Franklin is correct but there are plenty of wealthy people there. Ever hear of Country Music stars? And it’s not just that industry.

neonzx wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 11:25 am That is terrifying ... but I don't get it at all.

Sidebar-- there is a wealthiest place in Tennessee?

An anti-vaxx blogger went viral and drew sharp backlash after sharing a video where she appeared to lick supermarket surfaces. Screenshot/Reddit

A blogger with a history of promoting medical misinformation and questioning vaccines went viral for licking items in a grocery store, falsely claiming that it would fortify her "immune system."

The 20-second clip, which was originally posted on Instagram, appeared to show a maskless Jodie Meschuk going around a supermarket and licking various items, including the plastic wrap used to carry produce, a handle to open a freezer door, and the handle of her shopping cart.

During the video, Meschuk, who runs the blog "Speak Up Butter Cup," overlaid the video with several misleading medical claims.

Two court rulings on Tuesday cleared the way for local leaders who oppose a ban by Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas on mask mandates to at least temporarily require face coverings to help curb a rise in cases.

The first ruling came in Bexar County, which includes San Antonio. Masks can now be required in public schools and other public buildings there.


Masks will also be required for county and city employees, said Andy Segovia, the city attorney for San Antonio. The chief executive of Bexar County, Judge Nelson W. Wolff, said that the ruling was important because many students who are too young to be vaccinated would otherwise be coming back to school with no protection.

The second ruling was delivered by a district judge in Dallas County who said the ban prevented officials from protecting residents during an emergency.

“Dallas County citizens will be irreparably harmed” if local leaders cannot require face coverings to stop the transmission of the virus, the judge, Tonya Parker, wrote in the ruling.

In light of the decision, Clay Jenkins, the county’s chief elected official, said he planned to issue an emergency order for the county on Wednesday.

Mobile Morgues Headed to Central Florida

Advent Health in Orlando and Volusia County are in the end phases of purchasing fleets of refrigerated morgues.

Florida Public Radio station WJCT has verified the purchases from the company Mopec. A representative from the company said, "The amount they bought could easily be dispersed throughout several counties."