Posted on 10/17/2022 12:32:44 PM PDT by Enlightened1
A professional bodybuilder who trusted the Covid vaccine enough to challenge anti-vax conspiracists to use him as a case study suddenly died last week.
Author and veteran competitive bodybuilder Doug Brignole, 62, reportedly passed away last Thursday, with not much else known other than the fact he was extremely fit and healthy prior to his death and was evidently preparing to compete in the 2022 AU Mr. Universe competition in Las Vegas this week.
Following his untimely passing, netizens discovered Brignole was gung-ho about the Covid vaccine, so much so that at one point he encouraged anti-vaxxers to use him as a test case to determine whether the experimental mRNA shot is safe.
“I have enough confidence in the vaccine, based on my research, to get it done,” Brignole once wrote in a Facebook comment.
“Those of you who think the vaccine kills people can use me as a test. If I die, you were right.”
“If I don’t die, and have no ill effects, you were wrong, and should admit it (at least to yourselves),” he added. “Better yet, you should admit that you were misled, and tell the world who misled you, so other people can benefit by avoiding those fearmongers.”
A Facebook post by Brignole in April 2021 also showed him receiving his second jab at a mobile vaccine clinic in April 2021, again promoting the vaccine as safe and effective, despite
experiencing a local adverse reaction.
“I’m vaccinated!” Brignole celebrated. “Well, the first of two. Let’s get this done so we can get back to traveling, going to concerts, and having fun. My vaccine was yesterday, and I had no problem with it. My deltoid was a bit sore, but otherwise fine. We’re all in this together, so let’s do our share to beat it.”
I don’t know.
I remember Doug Brignole from “Bill Pearls” gym in Pasadena on Green St. That was the early 80’s and body building was basically a bunch of us gorilla’s working out in those underground gyms. It was either that or Jack Lalanne’s...lol Doug took about every growth hormone he could find so I’m sure that didn’t help over a lifetime but the clot shot probably finished it off. Rest in Peace, may God have mercy on your soul.
Wellp, the truth, straight from the horse’e ass, er, mouth.
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