100 Year Old WW2 Vet Beats Coronavirus

A WWII Army Air Corps veteran beats the Coronavirus at 100 years old, in what some would call a “miracle.”

COVID’s Got Nothing on This Vet

100-year-old John MacKay, currently housed at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home fought through the disease caused by the novel Coronavirus, and is now recovering, despite the virus taking at least 70 lives in the Massachusetts care facility.

He survived WWII. Now, he's survived #COVID19 . And, John MacKay celebrated his 100th birthday at the #Holyoke Soldiers' Home. His family describes how they celebrated at a distance & their continued to fight for answers about the home's #coronavirus response. @boston25 at 6 pic.twitter.com/k7qPW0RbhO

— Kerry Kavanaugh (@KerryKavanaugh) May 22, 2020

“It’s a miracle. It is,” his daughter, Susan Regensburger, said, per Boston’s WFXT.

Regensburger said that despite the family being told to make funeral arrangements, MacKay recovered, and is now in good spirits, with family, friends and National Guard members throwing a ceremony for the veteran’s 100th birthday, later serenading him by singing “Happy Birthday.”

MacKay also celebrated his birthday on May 15 by video chatting with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, saying he feels wonderful turning 100, with the secret to making it to that age being “to live a good life and be happy.”

Regensburger told the WFXT that MacKay didn’t complain much at all amid the outbreak, despite it claiming nearly a third of all residents, and the centennial still residing at the COVID-19 wing, with his only desire being to be with his family.