They spurned the vaccine. Now they want you to know they regret it.
Amid a resurgence of coronavirus infections and deaths, some people who once rejected the vaccine or simply waited too long are now grappling with the consequences.
Glen Arnell, right, and Mindy Greene comfort her husband, Russ Greene, at Utah Valley Specialty Hospital in Provo, Utah, July 23, 2021. He was hospitalized with complications from Covid-19 after choosing not to receive a vaccination for the virus. (Kim Raff/The New York Times)
By Jack Healy, New York Times Service
July 30, 2021 | 6:58 PM
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PROVO, Utah — As Mindy Greene spent another day in the COVID intensive care unit, listening to the whirring machines that now breathed for her 42-year-old husband, Russ, she opened her phone and tapped out a message.