Pro-Vaccine Journalist Who Called for Punishment for Refusing Jab Dies Suddenly

Ian Vandaelle, a Canadian journalist who backed COVID-19 vaccines and mandates, has died at the age of 33.

A nurse prepares a COVID-19 vaccine in Toronto on March 23, 2021. Cole Burston/Getty Images

A Canadian journalist who took strong positions in support of COVID-19 vaccines—including calling for vaccine passports and terminating police officers who refused the jab—has died suddenly.

Ian Vandaelle, a 33-year-old business journalist who worked at the Financial Post and earlier at BNN Bloomberg, was declared brain dead and taken off life support earlier this month, his partner, Stephanie Hughes, said in a post on X.