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A man who defied state orders and kept his restaurant open last year during the pandemic, partly to pay medical bills, has died of complications from COVID-19.

John Parney said he kept the Quincy Diner open partly to pay for medical bills. The south Michigan man wasn't vaccinated when he got infected, but pledged during his illness he would, arguing "the battle, at this point, was worse than any training he endured in the military."

A day after authorizing the first antiviral pill to treat COVID-19, the FDA on Thursday authorized a second: Merck’s molnupiravir. Latest news.

John Parney, 62, operated the Quincy Diner in Quincy in southern Michigan.

A Michigan diner owner's long fight against COVID restrictions was followed by a long fight against the virus. John Parney, the 62-year-old owner of the Quincy Diner in Quincy,...

Parney wasnt vaccinated against COVID-19 but had pledged during his illness to get a shot "because the battle, at that point, was worse than any training he endured in the military," his family said.

He kept the restaurant open in December 2020 in violation of orders from the Michigan health department to help pay his wife's medical bills.

John Parney was first hospitalized with the virus in September.

A day after authorizing the first antiviral pill to treat COVID-19, the FDA on Thursday authorized a second: Merck’s molnupiravir. Latest news.

From the Associated Press — A man who defied state orders and kept his restaurant open last year during the pandemic, partly to pay medical bills, has died of