A member of the Hillsong megachurch who tweeted 'got 99 problems but a vax ain't one' has died in California after a month-long battle with COVID-19.
Stephen Harmon, 34, died on Wednesday at the Corona Regional Medical Center outside Los Angeles where he was being treated for COVID and pneumonia.
Harmon, who was a Hillsong College graduate, had made several jokes on social media in recent weeks about not having the COVID-19 vaccine, including when he was in the hospital being treated for the virus.
Stephen Harmon, 34, died on Wednesday at the Corona Regional Medical Center outside Los Angeles where he was being treated for COVID and pneumonia
He also documented his illness and treatment publicly on Instagram and Twitter ever since being hospitalized last month.
Hillsong founder Brian Houston confirmed news of his death in a tweet on Thursday.
'Ben has just passed on to us the devastating news that our beloved friend, Stephen Harmon has passed away from Covid. Heartbreaking,' Houston said.
Ben is Houston's son and a pastor in the church.
The church doesn't appear to have taken a stance one way or the other on the vaccine: One video posting on the church's YouTube channel shows parishioners talking about the pros and cons of the vaccine. The church in Australia has been vocally against locking down religious activities.
Prior to his death, Harmon had joked about the COVID-19 to his 7,000 social media followers.
Hillsong founder Brian Houston confirmed news of his death in a tweet on Thursday. Ben is Houston's son and a pastor in the church
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