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- Removal firm boss Brian Lynch wanted more scientific data about the vaccine
- The Blackburn resident fell unwell and vowed to get the jab after he recovered
- But he was placed in a medically-induced coma and died surrounded by family
- He pleaded with others on social media to get the jab or 'hope it doesn't get you'A vaccine sceptic who warned others from his intensive care bed not to delay getting the jab like him has died from coronavirus.
Removal firm boss Brian Lynch, 46, said he was not an anti-vaxxer, but wanted more long-term scientific data before getting the jab.
He was admitted to Royal Blackburn Hospital on July 7 and spent weeks in intensive care, during which he vowed to friends he would get the jab if he recovered.
In a Facebook post from his ICU bed Mr Lynch said he felt 'the most frightened he had ever been' and admitted he 'thought it was the vulnerable and the elderly who got hospitalised'.
But Mr Lynch, of Blackburn, Lancashire, was later placed in a medically-induced coma and died with his family and wife Gina by his side on July 31.
Mr Lynch's death is the latest in a series of vaccine sceptics and anti-vaxxers who have died after refusing to receive the jab.
His death also comes as:
- Coronavirus cases increased in the UK for the third time in a row with Department of Health bosses declaring a further 27,429 infections;
- The number of people dying with Covid decreased to 39 today - a decrease of 40 per cent;
- Figures showed 130,320 people who have tested positive have now lost their life to the virus since the start of the pandemic;
- Scientists claimed Britain will not need another lockdown to stop a third Covid wave;
- SAGE member Professor Neil Ferguson said he now believes the pandemic is something the UK will be able to manage with vaccines rather than 'crisis measures'.
Close family friend Nicky Ashton had organised a pub fundraiser prior to the tragedy to support Brian ahead of his return home, and the event went ahead as planned on August 1.
Devastated Nicky said: 'Brian would have wanted the day to go ahead.
'We filled the pub inside and out - the day turned into a celebration full of love, tears and lots of talk and fond memories of Brian.Most of Blackburn followed his story over the three weeks that Brian was in a coma and almost everyone you spoke to knew of his fight.
'He really was one of the best people who would help anyone out and he will be missed so much .'
On a Facebook post from July 7, Mr Lynch explained how he 'wasn't feeling well' so decided to take a PCR test, 'despite what I think about testing and Covid vaccines.'
His wife, Gina Lynch, contracted Covid-19 at the same time and was able to recover from her mild illness at home.
He wrote: 'I sent off for a PCR test more in the interests of my family, friends and business customers. It came back positive.
'I'll be honest, I thought it was the vulnerable and the elderly who got hospitalised.
Brian Lynch (pictured on holiday in recent years), who wanted to wait for more data before getting the vaccine, pictured before he fell ill with Covid-19
Brian Lynch was admitted to The Royal Blackburn Hospital, Lancashire and died after weeks of being treated on the intensive care unit before being put into a medically-induced coma
'Well, as I found out the hard way, my oxygen levels went down to 52 per cent and I could not get my breath.
'It's the most frightened I've ever been and I felt like I was being suffocated in my own body.
'I'm now on ICU in Blackburn and been on a ventilator since I arrived trying to strengthen my lungs up and get my oxygen levels back up.
'To anyone that may have similar sort of thoughts to this (as) I had, I just have to say this - I hope it doesn't get you.'
Mr Lynch went on to say that he had been put on a ventilator in the intensive care unit, and took a selfie from his hospital bed.
Mr Lynch urged others from his hospital bed to get the vaccination via his social media posts or 'hope it doesn't get you'
He said he was determined to strengthen his lungs before saying 'hopefully I'll be out soon'.
A few days later on July 12 he wrote: 'Well been awake since 4.45am, woke up coughing fit again, just managed to calm down after nearly an hour.
'This Covid cough really is brutal can't wait for it to dissipate. Can't catch ya breath with it, just takes all your energy.'
Mr Lynch's funeral will be held at Pleasington Crematorium on August 13 at 1.30pm, but Covid-19 restrictions means seats are limited.
However, the service can be listened to from outside the crematorium and it will be live streamed at the Havelock marquee.
The procession will pass the Havelock Inn pub, where everyone will be given the opportunity to pay their respects.
People will also be encouraged to wear the colour green and let off green smoke flares, a colour synonymous with Mr Lynch.
Mr Lynch's death come just weeks after volunteer carer Glenn Barrett, 51, who is believed to have caught Covid-19 while watching England play Croatia in the Euro 2020 told nurses he wished he had been vaccinated before his death.
Mr Barrett died in the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby on July 13, 2021 after battling the virus for three weeks.
His relatives said that he had not taken the opportunity to be vaccinated but his last words to nurses and doctors before he was placed in an induced coma were 'I wish I had.'
The carer's cousin, Ken Meech, who regarded Mr Barrett as a 'big brother', later urged members of the public to get vaccinated.
He said Mr Barrett had his 'worries and reasons' for not having the jab as he had no spleen and immune system issues.
Last month, self-confessed vaccine sceptic Matthew Keenan who said 'if he could turn back time he would' after he was admitted to hospital with Covid died with the virus at the age of 34.
Mr Keenan told friends that he 'wished he had his jab' after he was hospitalised at Bradford Royal Infirmary and placed in an induced coma in a bid to save his life.
Dr Leanne Cheyne, a respiratory consultant at the West Yorkshire hospital, shared a photo of him in an oxygen mask and hooked up to a ventilator as he fought for his life.
Urging others to 'grab a jab', she wrote: 'Matthew has agreed for me to share his story. 34, footie coach & dad. Self-confessed vaccine skeptic until he caught Covid. If he could turn back time he would. Our sickest patients are unvaccinated and under 40. Matthew is fighting for his life.. save yours.'
Mr Keenan, who was described as the 'life of the party', shared an image of his positive Covid lateral flow test on July 2. He said that the symptoms made him feel like he had been 'hit by a truck' after suffering from a fever and feeling 'freezing and red hot'.
This month David Parker, 56, an anti-vaxxer nightclub boss also died of Covid-19 after mocking people for getting the 'experimental' vaccine and warning of a 'big pharma' conspiracy in hundreds of Facebook messages.
Me Parker passed away at Darlington Memorial Hospital in County Durham on Monday despite having no underlying health conditions.
He had contracted the virus just weeks after condemning the vaccine and pharmaceutical companies in social media posts.
The family of Mr Parker, who spent a decade working as the manager of Club Louis in North Yorkshire, are said to now be urging everyone to get the jab.
Glenn Barrett (pictured), from Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, 51, who died in the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby on July 13, 2021 after contracting Covid-19, told nurses he wished he had been vaccinated before his death
Matthew Keenan told friends that he 'wished he had his jab' after he was hospitalised at Bradford Royal Infirmary and placed in an induced coma in a bid to save his life
David Parker (pictured above), 56, contracted the virus and died at Darlington Memorial Hospital in County Durham on Monday, despite having no underlying health conditions
In August, John Eyers, 42, a construction expert from Southport, Merseyside, also died of Covid-19 after refusing the vaccine.
Mr Eyers had been climbing the Welsh mountains and wild camping one month before his death last week, which came exactly four weeks after he tested positive.
His twin sister Jenny McCann from London said he was the 'fittest, healthiest person I know' and had thought he would only have a 'mild illness' if he contracted coronavirus, adding that he had a 'belief in his own immortality'.
Mrs McCann said that Mr Eyers had 'no underlying health conditions' but did also state that he had asthma.
It comes as the latest government figures today revealed coronavirus cases have increased for the third day in a row, with Department of Health bosses declaring a further 27,429 infections, a increase of 12 per cent on last Sunday's figure of 27,429.
The number of people dying with the virus has decreased to 39 - a decrease of 40 per cent from 65 last Sunday.
Hospital admissions fell to 742 as of Tuesday, a 18.6 per cent decrease from the 912 people hospitalised in the previous week.
Britain's total infections have now risen up to 6,069,362, while 130,320 people who have tested positive have lost their life to the virus since the start of the pandemic.
It comes after scientists claimed Britain will not need another lockdown to stop another Covid wave overwhelming the NHS this winter after official data showed the outbreak is shrinking.
The Office for National Statistics claimed 722,300 people were infected on any given day in the seven-day spell ending July 31 — the equivalent of one in 75 people. This marked a 15 per cent drop on the week before, when the toll was upwards of 850,000.
And SAGE member 'Professor Lockdown' Neil Ferguson — who's grim modelling led to the first lockdown — said he now believes the pandemic is something the UK will be able to manage with vaccines rather than 'crisis measures'.
He told The Times: 'I think it’s unlikely we will need a new lockdown or even social distancing measures of the type we’ve had so far.'
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