Behind the Birth of an Anti-Vaccine Story
Before he received his second shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, there was little reason to think that George Watts Jr. was about to die. He was 24 and showed no obvious health problems. His family said he lived cautiously. He spent most of his time playing video games in his room at his parents’ house in Elmira, a city in south central New York. That is where he was when he collapsed on Oct. 27, 2021. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times George Jr.’s mother, Kathy, called 911 and