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A beloved Central Georgia veterinarian who spent most of his life caring for animals has died of Covid-19. According to a post from Gordon Animal Clinic, Inc. Dr Ivey Dennard passed away Thursday morning from COVID-19. 13WMAZ profiled Dennard back in 2018 as he reflected on his more than four decades in business. He was known for his practical medicine and reasonable costs. You could often find clients sitting in their cars as he arrived at the office, as he worked on a first-come, first-served basis. At the time we spoke to him, he was 77-years-old. He said he didn’t want to retire because of his loyalty to his clients. Dennard’s clinic is the Gordon Animal Clinic on Dennard Hardy Road in Gordon.

An anti-vaxxer who filmed himself downplaying Covid-19 before posting it on Facebook has died of the virus. Solicitor Leslie Lawrenson, 58, died at his home in Bournemouth, Dorset, nine days after he published a video on why coronavirus was “nothing to be afraid of.” Lawrenson, who reportedly had no underlying health conditions, had previously refused to take up the vaccine because he felt he “did not need it.” Instead he put faith in his immune system and took his social media followers on his journey. The 58-year-old recorded two vlogs in June, where he explained his symptoms and described them as “no worse than a cold.” He later criticised the Government’s approach to the coronavirus restrictions, saying “these are things we have to suffer, it’s part of living”, before u...

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Dr Ivey Dennard, Veterinarian

Leslie Lawrenson, Solicitor