Coronavirus denier spent 100 days on life support before a risky procedure saved him

[Chris Smith]

• Coronavirus treatment options are still limited since there’s no vaccine available, and no cure that can speed up recovery or reduce complications.
• Some COVID-19 patients experience complications so serious that their lungs may be destroyed in the process. The only way to save them is a lung transplant, a risky procedure that not all patients have access to.
• A team of doctors from Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago performed double lung transplants on patients, including one coronavirus denier who refused to wear a mask. The man spent 100 days on machines before getting access to the life-saving transplant procedure.

COVID-19 deniers are among the worst and most unexpected side-effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic. People who don’t believe the virus is real refuse to take steps to protect themselves against infection, putting their lives and the lives of others at risk. One denier from Texas spread the illness to his entire family recently, costing at least one relative her life.

It’s often too late that they realize the illness is real and can lead to death. And it’s usually only after contracting the virus themselves. One such man spent 100 days on ventilation machines before getting a life-saving double lung transplant, the kind of radical treatment that’s not available to all severe COVID-19 patients. Before the whole ordeal, he thought the virus was a hoax and refused to wear a mask. Now he wants the world to know his story.

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