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Vaccines. i think thats what is indefensible. that is what is indefensible right now. it would be great if we could argue about this as a matter of principle, but it is the hypocrisy and the cynicism that is so galling and dangerous. >> i dont put this up in any spirit other than to illustrate the dangers and the deadly nature of the disinformation that they have issued but five right-wing radio hosts have died. dig ferrell died of covid. jimmy de young sr. died after fighting covid. phil valent...

Misinformation out there and i think there is no truer thing ever was said. >> reporter: didnt dick ferrell add to that misinformation? >> oh, yeah he did. >> reporter: but she is sharing his last words to her hoping they resonate. >> there are a whole bunch of people who said because of dick i went and got it. hopefully he did some good in the end. >> reporter: ferrells story is not an anomaly. two weeks after his death conservative radio talk show host and vaccine skeptic phil valentine also d...

The right. >> do not be vaccinated. you must survive the genocide. >> reporter: there is a growing number of conservatives who have used their platforms to bad mouth covid-19 vaccines but did not live long enough or are too sick to tell their public just how much they regret it. >> i didnt want to be a guinea pig. he didnt want to be a guinea pig. >> reporter: amy lee hare is talking about her friend florida conservative radio show host dig ferrell who repeatedly told people not to trust the vac...

Especially publicly. >> reporter: but here has no problem saying she changed her mind to honor her friends wishes. >> i just thought it was important i put it out there because i did change my mind. >> reporter: cnn, los angeles. >> i hope more people do. up next a bill in texas now just a signature away from becoming law. [relaxed summer themed music playing] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ summer is a state of mind, you can visit anytime. savor your summer with lincoln. up here, success depe...

Him or her. why did it take dig ferrells dying from covid for you to say im taking it? >> there is a pandemic of misinformation out there and i think there is no truer thing ever was said. >> reporter: didnt dick ferrell add to that misinformation? >> oh, yeah he did. >> reporter: but she is sharing his last words to her hoping they resonate. >> there are a whole bunch of people who said because of dick i went and got it. hopefully he did some good in the end. >> reporter: ferrells story is not ...

>> reporter: there is a growing number of conservatives who have used their platforms to bad mouth covid-19 vaccines but did not live long enough or are too sick to tell their public just how much they regret it. >> i didnt want to be a guinea pig. he didnt want to be a guinea pig. >> reporter: amy lee hare is talking about her friend florida conservative radio show host dig ferrell who repeatedly told people not to trust the vaccine. why get a vax promoted by people who lied to you he posted. a...

Problem saying she changed her mind to honor her friends wishes. >> i just thought it was important i put it out there because i did change my mind. >> reporter: cnn, los angeles. >> i hope more people do. up next a bill in texas now just a signature away from becoming law. in 2016, i was working at the amazon warehouse when my brother passed away. and a couple of years later, my mother passed away. after taking care of them, i knew that i really wanted to become a nurse.