
Anti-vaxxer who thought he was ‘hero’ for refusing jab urges people to get vaccine after Covid leaves him in ICU
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Speaking from his hospital bed, where he now only breathes with the aid of an oxygen mask, Andrew Pugh said he now “wishes he’d had the vaccine” after he was struck down with Covid before Christmas. Speaking from Worcestershire Royal Hospital, where he is now being treated, Mr Pugh said: “I didn’t get the vaccine, I thought I was being the hero.” Mr Pugh, who works as a binman, has now been moved onto a ward but remains on oxygen as he continues to recover from long Covid. I want to say thank you to the staff in the ICU for giving me my second chance, it has been hard and it still is.” He urged people to “please get your vaccinations” and warned: “You don’t want to end up like me.” open image in gallery Andrew Pugh before he had Covid The father of three said: “When you’re dead and all your family are heartbroken you can’t turn around and say ‘I wish I had the vaccine’. “To say they were shocked was an understatement, thank you to every single person that helped make this happen.” open image in gallery The latest data from the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre showed that 61 per cent of patients admitted to critical care in December with Covid were unvaccinated.
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