Brother Obvious
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"He was a humanitarian, but was unfortunately on the wrong side.
It likely cost him and many other's who listened to him their live's.
Here are some excerpts posted by a Sports Illustrated article of the back story of his vaccine push"
It likely cost him and many other's who listened to him their live's.
Here are some excerpts posted by a Sports Illustrated article of the back story of his vaccine push"
| Dikembe Mutombo died of brain cancer Monday at the age of 58. For Mutombo, protecting that community has taken many forms. He joined Anthony Fauci and second gentleman Doug Emhoff; (Kamala's Husband), for an Instagram Live event last year to promote the importance of getting vaccinated. In 2021, he was vaccinated and cleared to return to Africa to promote the Covid 19 vaccinations. | |
| When vaccines first reached Congo last spring, Mutombo’s hospital set up makeshift inoculation tents, where he filmed his brother and a foundation employee as they received their shots, cheering them on in hopes of encouraging the masses to do the same. (Mutombo had previously recorded himself getting his first shot in the U.S. and posted it to social media.) The hospital provided roughly 100 vaccines a day to those who could afford to set the time aside to get the shot; helpful, but a relative blip in the country’s efforts to close its vaccine gap, Mutombo knows. “It’s up to us leaders of the community to go in and try to spread the good word,” he says. “We have a lot of work to do.”W | |
| Even Mutombo’s driver to one of the vaccination rallies hadn’t received the shot, but encouragement from the backseat proved enough to persuade him to roll up his sleeve. The driver also beckoned his wife, children and mother-in-law to come get their shots, too. “They say, ‘Why are you doing this?’ Mutombo recalls. “I tell them, ‘You’re part of my community. I want my community to be safe.’” Mutombo and civil rights leader Andrew Young spent a pair of afternoons last fall addressing a crowd on an outdoor stage in front of a Google hardware production facility. As part of the event, Google offered free vaccinations on-site as well as a cash incentive—provided by the company—and the plant’s vaccination rate jumped by 30%. |
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