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Igor died Monday, just six days after Grichka died Dec. 28,CBSreports. The brothers were 72 years old.
Edouard de Lamaze, the twins' lawyer, toldCNNthat he learned of his clients' deaths from their relatives. He confirmed to the outlet, “They are dead from Covid. They were both at the same hospital, Grichka died six days earlier than Igor.”
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BBCreports that the brothers, who were hospitalized in mid-December 2021, had not received the COVID-19.
When asked about his vaccination views on a French radio show in December, Igor cited French scientist Dr. Didier Raoult, whopopularizedhydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment, according to CBS. Igor agreed with Dr. Raoult’s opinion that it was best to wait for future vaccines to be developed rather than receiving what is currently available.
Health officials say vaccines are the best safeguard against serious illness or death from the virus, but COVID vaccine requirements have become increasingly politicized as a matter of personal choice.
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Prior to their hospitalizations, Grichka and Igor had been planning a return to the small screen, BBC reports. The brothers had been developing a pilot to rebootTemps X, which they planned to once again host on a spaceship.
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