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Man with ‘worries’ about the jab told nurse ‘I wish I’d got vaccinated’ before dying of Covid
Glenn had his ‘worries and concerns’ about getting the Covid vaccine
The family of an unvaccinated man who died of Covid have spoken out about his heartbreaking final moments.
‘Gentle giant’ Glenn Barrett, from Cleethorpes in Lincolnshire, passed away in hopsital after a three week-long battle with the virus, which he is believed to have contracted while watching an England Euro 2020 game at a local pub.
According to his family, Glenn had been with a group of friends at the pub watching England play Croatia on June 13th. It is understood that, following the match, around seven people tested positive for the virus.
His family have since spoken out and said the fifty-one-year old was unvaccinated because he had ‘his worries and reasons,’ Grimsby Live reported.
However, they said that before he was put into an induced coma, Glenn had a change of heart and told a nurse ‘he wished he had been vaccinated.’
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His cousin Ken Meech, who regarded Glenn as a ‘big brother,’ is now urging everyone to get vaccinated when they can.
He said: “If he had [been vaccinated], he would still be with us today.
“I’m not a doom monger or someone who’s telling you what you should do or not do. After all we are suppose to live in a free world.
“But this is one of the saddest times of my life, losing my cousin, Big Glenn Barrett to Covid.”
Describing Glenn as ‘brave,’ Ken explained that his cousin ‘fought until the end’ and, tragically, did have a change of heart regarding the vaccine.
He said: “Glenn had his worries and reasons for not having the jabs but he had no spleen and no immune system to help fight any infections but he did say to the nurses before going into an induced coma he wished he had.”
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At the time of writing, 82.4M doses of the Covid vaccine have been administered across the UK, meaning 54% of the population has had at least their first jab.
According to the NHS, all adults over the age of eighteen can now book their own vaccine without having to wait to be contacted by their local GP.
For more information on vaccines and where to get yours, visit the NHS website here.