Colorado fitness coach regrets not getting COVID-19 vaccine after 2-month hospital stay

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Kelly Reinke
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Aug 23, 2021
Left: Fitness coach Bill Phillips pre-covid

Right: Bill, 70 pounds lighter, barely surviving COVID-19 after deciding not to get the vaccine.

He’s getting discharged from St. Anthony Hospital on Wednesday with a new outlook on life and the shot. #9News
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Colorado fitness coach regrets not getting COVID-19 vaccine after 2-month hospital stay
Bill Phillips lost 70 pounds during his time in the ICU and is now urging the unvaccinated to get the shot.
9news.com
9:11 AM · Aug 24, 2021 from Denver, CO

LAKEWOOD, Colorado — He was once a fitness coach and the epitome of strength – now after two months in the hospital, Bill Phillips is a changed man.

The 56-year-old didn't think he needed the COVID-19 vaccine and that decision almost killed him.

Phillips said he caught the virus the first time in January 2020. A test found he had antibodies so he decided to not get vaccinated. He caught COVID-19 again in June 2021.

At first, he and his wife, Maria Phillips, thought he had a sinus infection. Then he developed a terrible cough. He got so sick that he went to the emergency room at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood.

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