A CONSERVATIVE radio host who branded himself “Mr Anti Vax” died of coronavirus – weeks after comparing the vaccination effort to Nazi Germany in a chilling final tweet.
The WNDB radio network announced on Saturday that Marc Bernier, 65, had passed away.
He was hospitalized with Covid-19 around three weeks before his death.
In a haunting final tweet, he said: “Should say, ‘Now the US Government is acting like Nazis. Get the shot.”
The radio host made the comparison as he retweeted a promotional video designed to convince Americans to get the jab.
Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said: “The greatest generation had to defeat the Nazis to preserve our way of life, you’re only being asked to get a shot. So be a patriot.
“Turn off the TV and go get vaccinated.”
The right-wing commentator was the host of The Marc Bernier Show on the radio network.
The company said in a statement: “It’s with great sadness that WNDB and Southern Stone Communications announce the passing of Marc Bernier, who informed and entertained listeners on WNDB for over 30 years.
“We kindly ask that privacy is given to Marc’s family during this time of grief.”
Speaking about Bernier’s death, Volusia county sheriff Mike Chitwood told the Daytona Beach News-Journal: “I’m numb. To me, this is a death in the family.”
Bernier’s death comes just days after Covid vaccine critic Phil Valentine died of the virus.
The 61-year-old, from Tennessee, publicly mocked the country’s vaccination efforts and disagreed with mask mandates before contracting the virus in July.
His death was confirmed by several of Valentine’s co-workers who had spoken to his brother Mark, WKRN reports.
‘LIKE A DEATH IN FAMILY’
Before catching the virus, Valentine regularly commented on the pandemic including performing a song called “Vaxman” – a parody of The Beatle’s song “Taxman”.
Last month, Valentine announced his diagnosis on Facebook stating that it “hurts like c**p”.
After he was transferred to hospital, his family released a statement to social media urging people to get vaccinated.
And right-wing host Dick Farrel passed away on August 4 after contracting the virus.
He reportedly texted friends urging them to get the jab in his final days.
In a July 3 post he wrote: “Why take a vax promoted by people who lied 2u all along about masks, where the virus came from and the death toll? (sic).”
On July, 1 he said: “Vaccine Bogus Bull Shid!, Two peeps I know, got vaxed, now have Corona, hospitalized critical. Thank you Moderna, FOR NOTHING.”
He branded Dr Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a “power tripping lying freak”.
