Marc Bernier worked as a broadcast journalist for 46 years. Following his hospitalization on August 10, Bernier fought the coronavirus for three weeks until he passed. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood, who appeared several times on Bernier’s show, referred to the news as a “death in the family.” “I’m numb,” he said, noting that while he and Bernier didn’t always agree, they remained friends over the years, according to the News-Journal. Bernier’s death comes months after he vowed on the air that he would never get the coronavirus vaccine. “Are you kidding me? he responded when asked in December if he would consider getting the jab, according to News-Journal.

Texas anti-mask anti vax movement leader dies of covid19

A prominent anti-mask leader in Texas has died from complications caused by Covid-19. Caleb Wallace, 30, spent three weeks in an intensive care unit at Shannon Medical Center in his hometown of San Angelo. His family had said previously that his situation was getting worse after he was admitted to the hospital on 30 July. Mr Wallace was moved to a hospice on 27 August where his family was able to see him before he died. Earlier in July, Mr Wallace had staged a “Freedom Rally” for people who were “sick of the government being in control of our lives.” Mr Wallace had created the San Angelo Freedom Defenders, a group who sought to end what it labelled “Covid-19 tyranny,” according to a YouTube video.“Caleb has peacefully passed on. He will live forever in our hearts and minds,” His wife Jessica Wallace said on the GoFundMe raising money to pay for his medical expenses. Ms Wallace is the mother of Wallace’s three children and is currently pregnant with their fourth child.