Family member of person who died of COVID writes sarcastic letter to Florida's ...

Charles Chamberlain's letter to the editor of the Tampa Bay Times may at first appear to praise Florida's new surgeon general for his remarks on the 'great protection' that natural immunity provides from been infected by COVID-19.

But upon closer inspection, Chamberlain's sarcasm and contempt for Dr. Joseph Ladapo, the Sunshine State's new surgeon general as of September 21, who made waves himself this week after offering the observation that those that have been infected with the coronavirus will develop an immunity to the infection.

'I am aware that he is correct because of a recent experience with a member of my family,' Chamberlain writes of the remark Dr. Ladapo made last week. 

'He had a severe infection from COVID-19. He is past that now and is completely immune -- not only for COVID-19 but flu and other respiratory infections as well.'

'Of course, we are burying this family member next week.' 

The 81-year-old's letter quickly went viral on Twitter, despite the fact that Chamberlain doesn't pay attention to social media, with readers pointing out his sarcasm and dark sense of humor.

He said he was 'kind of stunned' after being contacted by a Washington Post reporter, who informed him of the letter's popularity online. 

'I think when you are addressing foolishness, you cannot respond with a serious argument. The only way you can make people aware of something that is ridiculous is through ridicule,' Chamberlain, 81, told CNN  about his now-infamous September 23 letter. 

Chamberlain had written the letter after his son's father-in-law died of COVID-19 last month, despite the fact that he was vaccinated, according to CNN. 

'Often I'm not angry when I write a letter (to the editor),' Chamberlain said. 

'But I think this time I really was, because this took out a good

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