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douglas9

(4,474 posts)
Wed Jan 5, 2022, 12:19 PM Jan 2022

Husband: Kelly Ernby wasn't vaccinated when she died of COVID-19 complications

Deputy District Attorney and GOP activist Kelly Ernby wasn’t vaccinated when she died early this week after contracting COVID-19, according to comments her husband has posted on social media.

Despite the news, Republicans leaders who counted 46-year-old Ernby as a friend and who agreed with her opposition of vaccine mandates said Tuesday that their positions haven’t changed.

“I intend to continue, if invited, speaking out against the mandates, and also saying that my choice is to get vaccinated and I believe that should be the choice most people make, absent a genuine health concern or absent a religious objection,” said Orange County Third District Supervisor Don Wagner, who spoke with Ernby at an anti-mandate rally in Irvine on Dec. 4.

As to whether lending his voice to such events might discourage someone on the fence from getting a vaccine — or if his position poses a threat to public health — Wagner said most people know the stakes and have already made their choice.

When news of Ernby’s death broke Monday, her vaccination status wasn’t clear. Friends and colleagues contacted by the Register only knew that the Huntington Beach resident opposed vaccine mandates even before COVID-19 arrived, campaigning against such laws as far back as 2019. And Ernby’s family still hasn’t been reached for comment.

https://www.ocregister.com/2022/01/04/husband-kelly-ernby-wasnt-vaccinated-when-she-died-of-covid-19-complications/

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Husband: Kelly Ernby wasn't vaccinated when she died of COVID-19 complications (Original Post) douglas9 Jan 2022 OP
Another Republican bites the dust Sanity Claws Jan 2022 #1
Her Absence From This Earth Is A Good Thing nt SoCalDavidS Jan 2022 #2
She advocated for "tough love" on the homeless XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #3
Kelly just finished her one-on-one with Jesus aeromanKC Jan 2022 #4
sure didn't llashram Jan 2022 #5
Gee, that's too bad. dem4decades Jan 2022 #6
Ladies and gentlemen d_r Jan 2022 #7
Adios! agingdem Jan 2022 #8
Give Her Some Credit modrepub Jan 2022 #9
Cue John Deacon's bassline. 🎸 BHDem53 Jan 2022 #10
Next! ZonkerHarris Jan 2022 #11
Nyah Nyah Nyah! You can't make me get a life saving vaccination! Zorro Jan 2022 #12
No one likes mandates, rules, laws, regulations, etc, but sometimes they're necessary elias7 Jan 2022 #13
In the end she was right -- dead right. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Feb 2022 #14

llashram

(6,269 posts)
5. sure didn't
Wed Jan 5, 2022, 12:35 PM
Jan 2022

was given an asbestos suit and shown the down express elevator...to hell with this superspreader advocate of murder/genocide of the human race

agingdem

(8,541 posts)
8. Adios!
Wed Jan 5, 2022, 12:58 PM
Jan 2022

I'm Jewish so I really don't believe in heaven/hell per se, however, I hope there is a level of Hell specifically reserved for the anti-mandate/anti-vaxx self righteous liberty/freedom spewing selfish stupid like Ernby..the advantage to growing old is that the little filter in your brain that says "DON'T SAY THAT" disappears and feigned compassion goes down the proverbial toilet.. however, I do wonder how many people she may have infected and killed because of her contemptuous arrogance...

modrepub

(3,612 posts)
9. Give Her Some Credit
Wed Jan 5, 2022, 01:14 PM
Jan 2022

She practiced what she preached. Unlike others who've been vaxxed and boosted but encourage others not to.

Zorro

(16,295 posts)
12. Nyah Nyah Nyah! You can't make me get a life saving vaccination!
Wed Jan 5, 2022, 04:49 PM
Jan 2022

Croak...

I'd say she got what she deserved.

elias7

(4,188 posts)
13. No one likes mandates, rules, laws, regulations, etc, but sometimes they're necessary
Wed Jan 5, 2022, 08:11 PM
Jan 2022

Because people don’t always do the right thing, the best thing, the safe thing, the altruistic thing

14. In the end she was right -- dead right.
Wed Feb 9, 2022, 09:14 AM
Feb 2022

As a Deputy District Attorney, Kelly Ernby was committed to following the law -- Darwin's Law.

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