24-year-old father who did not get vaccinated because he heard it was ‘not real’ dies from Covid-19

A 24-year-old father who was not vaccinated because he heard it was ‘not real’ died of Covid three weeks after pleading with others from his hospital bed to get vaccinated.

Patrick Burshia was in intensive care and had ventilation tubes attached to his nose when he spoke to a reporter at the Billings Clinic in Montana.

The young father would sometimes stop to catch his breath as he spoke of his deep regrets for not having taken a vaccine and warned others not to make the same mistake.

“I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy. As soon as I can, I get the vaccine, and I highly recommend anyone who hasn’t done it because it’s a very scary situation, ”he said at the time.

Burshia passed away this weekend. He leaves behind a young son.

Patrick Burshia was in intensive care and had ventilation tubes attached to his nose when he spoke to a reporter at the Billings Clinic in Montana on September 1

Burshia saluting from her room at the ICU in Billings, MT, earlier this month. At the time, the young father said he regretted “absolutely 100%” that he had not been vaccinated before.

NBC reporter Gabe Gutierrez had spoken to Burshia through a window in the Billings intensive care unit on September 1.

At the time, the young father told him that he regretted “absolutely, 100%” not to have been vaccinated before.

Burshia told NBC he had heard “a lot of propaganda,” including from friends and family who did not trust the vaccine.

This included claims that “it was not a real vaccine” and that it might contain “a tracking chip the government was trying to use on us.”

Nurse Chrissy Baxter described how Burshia took a bad turn after speaking with NBC and had to be put on a ventilator.

“Every time we moved him we weren’t sure if the end was going to be then, so I just wanted to be there to hold his hand,” she said in tears.

The hospital where Burshia died is already experiencing its highest influx of coronavirus patients since last year.

He was forced to set up overflow beds in the hallway in order to cope with the large number of sick people.

Experts say the dramatic rise in cases in Montana and other states is due to the highly infectious Delta variant which originated in India.

Burshia passed away this weekend. He leaves behind a young son

Montana is one of four states, including Idaho, Washington, and Texas, that have started rationing patient care due to overcrowding at St. Peter’s Health Hospital.

Governor Greg Gianforte on Tuesday announced he was sending 70 more members of the National Guard to help at six state hospitals.

This includes 10 guards at the Billings Clinic.

Montana reported 1,181 new Covid infections on Tuesday, with 9,976 active cases in the state.

The number of people currently hospitalized stands at 377, an increase of 19 since Monday.