An anti-vaxxer has died due to complications from Covid-19 after criticising people getting the jab and posting “I have an immune system” on social media.
“It is with great sadness that we share 33-year-old Denver Sheriff Deputy Daniel ‘Duke’ Trujillo passed away last evening from Covid-19 complications,” the department wrote on Facebook on Thursday.
The former Marine had posted several anti-vaccination messages on social media in recent months, according toOn May 7, Mr Trujillo changed his Facebook profile picture border to read “I have an immune system,” an apparent rationale for not getting inoculated, the outlet reported. Screengrabs from a post shared by the deputy in April reportedly include a TikTok post of a Marine railing against vaccines, the“Being a marine has taught me one thing: never be the first to volunteer,” the man said. “Y’all rushing out there standing in line to get the vaccine like folks rush out to get the new iPhone, and if history has told us any new product that ever comes on the market is always full of problems.