Texas anti-vaxxers’ calls for personal freedom dismiss my nearly fatal bout with Covid

Since my hospitalization, and as Hidalgo county sees a surge in cases, protests against the vaccine are triggering

I was stunned by the comment as I walked into a recent press conference to warn our south Texas community that, after all we've been through for the past 18 months, we need to remain vigilant as new variants of Covid-19 are causing a surge in hospitalizations.

You were pretty sick last year," said a doctor at the press conference, a friend who had treated me when I was hospitalized for 10 days with Covid-19 last July. I didn't think you were going to make it. You almost died."