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The Covid-19 Vaccine WILL NOT Turn You Into A Zombie

Look, I get it if there are legitimate reasons/beliefs that are preventing people from getting the Covid-19 vaccine.  I may not agree with them, but I understand them.  However, it…

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Look, I get it if there are legitimate reasons/beliefs that are preventing people from getting the Covid-19 vaccine.  I may not agree with them, but I understand them.  However, it seems at every turn, medical experts are having to combat some of the craziest vaccine conspiracy theories off all-time.  Some of the more popular include that they magnetize people, they implant tracking microchips, or that they're simply “the mark of the beast.”  Now there's this one.  It's so delusional I can't believe it has traction.  Because it took place in the year 2021 and involved a genetically engineered cancer vaccine that turned people into vampire-like beings, people believe, and are spreading propaganda that, the vaccine(s) will turn you into a zombie like those from "I Am Legend," the 2007 movie starring Will Smith.

Imagine being Akiva Goldsman and having to actually acknowledge and give answer to these people?  SMH.  I'm telling you, social media will be the death of us all...maybe slower, but worse than any viral pandemic ever could.

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.