Covid: Vaccine refuser regrets turning down jab after catching virus

A Covid-19 vaccine refuser 'stared death in the eyes' as he lay gasping for breath in hospital after catching the virus. Abderrahmane Fadil, 60, was taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary earlier this month struggling to breathe. The father of two said declining his vaccination invite in February was 'the biggest mistake' of his life. He has thanked NHS staff for saving his life and urged others to get vaccinated. 'I will never forget when the paramedics were taking me down the stairs and my kids were crying and looking at me,' Mr Fadil said.