47 y.o. Fernanda Hernandez Vega from Tolleson #Arizona died from a pulmonary embolism due to COVID on July 13. She was not vaccinated due to concerns about potential side effects. She leaves a husband, 4 children & 10 grandchildren #SoulsLostToCovidfox10phoenix.com/news/she-was-m…
28 y.o. Curt Carpenter from #Alabama died from COVID. His mom shared: "Curt thought COVID was a hoax & did not take it seriously, until he couldn't breathe w/o oxygen. The same day he was put on the ventilator, he told us, 'This is not a hoax, this is real." #SoulsLostToCovid
Even as mom grieves the loss of her son, she wants to open up about her family's experience as COVID-19 cases begin to rise again in the state and highly contagious variants are spreading. montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/202…
Darren Westbrook, firefighter with the Fort Payne Fire Department in #Alabama died from COVID on July 22, 2021 after a month long battle. He supported the Muscular Dystrophy Association for years helping a multitude of children. #SoulsLostToCovidtimes-journal.com/article_f3dc3a…
Phil Valentine, 61, conservative radio talk-show host who told followers they were "probably safer not getting" the COVID vaccine if they weren't high risk is now hospitalized in serious condition with COVID. His family says "PLEASE GO GET VACCINATED!" businessinsider.com/conservative-r…
"Phil would like for his listeners to know that while he has never been an 'anti-vaxer' he regrets not being more vehemently 'Pro-Vaccine' & looks forward to being able to more vigorously advocate that position as soon as he is back on the air" the family said.
Martin Daniel, 53, & wife Trina, 49, from #Georgia died from COVID. Martin was a Tuskegee Univ. grad & the government’s syphilis experiments on Black men during the 30s influenced their choice not to get vaccinated. Their kids are 15 & 18 #SoulsLostToCovidwjcl.com/article/savann…
46 y.o. Brandon Haynes from #Louisiana died from COVID. "I asked him to take the vaccine & he wouldn't. The best way I can honor him is to request friends and family members take the vaccine.” Mom provided a vaccine clinic at his funeral #SoulsLostToCovid
Las Vegas Metro SWAT Sgt. Tom Jenkins, a former COVID skeptic, pleads with unvaccinated people to #GetVaccinatedNow. "It feels like somebody put a bag around your head and duct taped your neck, where you can't breathe" #TheySurvivedCovidlasvegassun.com/news/2021/jul/…
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Expect indoor mask mandates nationwide in the upcoming weeks for BOTH vaccinated and unvaccinated people as the #DeltaVariant continues to run rampant across the country.
Gov. John Bel Edwards sounds the alarm that #Louisiana has the highest growth rate of COVID cases in the U.S. as the #DeltaVariant continues to hospitalize unvaccinated people.
Amid uncontrolled #DeltaVariant cases and hospitalizations, @LaDeptHealth recommends masking indoors, for both vaccinated AND unvaccinated people.
Louisiana has the highest rate of new COVID-19 cases per capita in the nation. Ochsner Health said it’s seeing a 423 percent increase in COVID patients from one month ago wwltv.com/article/news/h…
In 1962 Dallas County #Texas vaccinated 950,000 residents against the poliovirus in two days, ensuring an immunization rate well over 90%.
Polio was the biggest public health problem in the United States at midcentury. The public embraced the work of Drs. Jonas Salk and Albert Bruce Sabin, both of whom were hailed as heroes. Fear of the disease overcame any anxiety about taking the vaccine. dallasnews.com/business/healt…
Polio is a contagious viral illness that in its most severe form causes nerve injury leading to paralysis, difficulty breathing and sometimes death.
Martin Daniel, 53, & wife Trina Daniel, 49, from #Georgia died from COVID on July 6. Martin was a Tuskegee Univ. grad & the government’s syphilis experiments on Black men during the 1930s influenced their decision not to get vaccinated. #SoulsLostToCovidwjcl.com/article/savann…
His nephew said the dark chapter in American history also made him hesitant at first, until he and his wife got vaccinated to protect themselves and their family.
Relatives are now caring for and raising money for the couple’s 18-year-old son and 15-year-old daughter who lost both parents right before the start of the school year. gofundme.com/f/help-childre…
The #DeltaVariant is resulting in a surge of hospitalizations across the U.S. These are today's numbers
- New cases: +64,866
- Hospitalizations: 31,069 (+1,672)
- In ICU: 7,869 (+350)
- New Deaths: +374
- Total Deaths: 610,223
Source: newsnodes.com/us