🧵This is the 5th thread dedicated to the precious children that have died from COVID during this never-ending pandemic. By telling their stories we'll ensure that their memories live on #SoulsLostToCovid
10 y.o. Zyrin Foots from Huntsville Texas died from #MISC due to COVID. The virus caused heart failure which led to gangrene of his legs and arms. His mom made the heartbreaking decision to remove life support to end his suffering 1/22 #SoulsLostToCovidabc13.com/covid-19-death…
15 y.o. Victoria Ramirez, sophomore at Booker T. Washington High School in Pensacola, Florida died from COVID in September 2021. "I never thought in a million years I'd find myself in this position," said her father 2/22 #SoulsLostToCovidweartv.com/news/local/its…
18 y.o. Giovanni Pena, senior at Decatur High School in Michigan passed away from COVID on September 23, 2021. “He liked to touch people’s souls," said his brother, "He was a really great person." #SoulsLostToCovid 3/22 wwmt.com/news/local/fam…
10 y.o. Teresa Sperry from Suffolk Virginia died from COVID on 9/27/21. "I will not hide anymore…My beautiful girl was taken from me because people are too damn selfish to care about what could happen to others," said her mother. 4/22 #SoulsLostToCovidwjla.com/news/local/mot…
Just days after losing her 10-year-old daughter to COVID, Nicole Sperry spoke out at a school board meeting against the misinformation that lead to her daughter's death #SoulsLostToCovid
16 y.o. Sha'Niyah McGee, junior at Berkner High School in Richardson #Texas died from COVID on September 28, 2021. "I don’t want my granddaughter to be just another covid number....She has a name. Her name is Sha’Niyah" 5/22 #SoulsLostToCovidfox4news.com/news/family-of…
18 y.o. Sabrina Walde, high school student in Jacksonville #Florida died from COVID on September 1, 2021. Sabrina had a great sense of humor. She also loved to sing, play guitar and apply makeup. 6/22 #SoulsLostToCovid
12 y.o. Ryland Daic from Dayton #Texas died August 10, 2021 after testing positive for COVID while visiting relatives. "He went downhill so fast, just horrendously fast," said his mom 7/22 #SoulsLostToCovidwbaltv.com/article/dayton…
"8-year-old Rudy was sweet and outgoing.. He liked to freestyle with my husband... He would go see the neighbors just to see how they were doing”
13 y.o. Porter Helms, student at Coosa Middle School in Rome #Georgia died suddenly from COVID in his sleep. "Porter was the most humbling person you'd ever meet" 9/22 #SoulsLostToCovidwsbtv.com/news/local/he-…
13 y.o. Mkayla Robinson, 8th grade student in Raleigh, Mississippi died from COVID on August 14, 2021. She was the perfect student and part of the school band 10/22 #SoulsLostToCovidwlox.com/2021/08/18/par…
17 y.o. Matthew Kirby, high school student from South Granville North Carolina died from COVID on August 12, 2021. He loved playing baseball and had a happy-go-lucky attitude. 12/22 #SoulsLostToCovidabc11.com/teen-covid-dea…
4 y.o. Kali Cook, pre-kindergarten student in Bacliff #Texas died from COVID within hours of her first symptoms on Sep 7, 2021. “Kali was perfectly fine, and then she was gone,” said mom, “It took her so fast.” 13/22 #SoulsLostToCovidthedailybeast.com/4-year-old-tex…
15 y.o. Justin Cline died from COVID on 9/5/21. “If you convince one of those people NOT to take the vaccine & they get into the same situation we are & lose a child, mother, brother, friend - those deaths are on your hands," said grandpa #SoulsLostToCovidspectrumnews1.com/ky/louisville/…
17 y.o. Johnny Sims Waters, high school student at Phillip O. Berry Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina passed away from COVID in October 2021. He was an aspiring engineer and planned to attend Winston-Salem State 16/22 #SoulsLostToCovidwsoctv.com/news/local/fam…
13 y.o. Clarence Wayne Johnson III, eighth grade student in Oklahoma City died from COVID on August 19, 2021. Clarence was Comanche and Kiowa and had a “beautiful soul and unforgettable smile.” 17/22 #SoulsLostToCovidoklahoman.com/story/news/202…
17 y.o. Jo'Keria Graham from Columbia County #Florida died from COVID August 6, 2021. She was just days from starting her senior year in high school. Her brother said her death seemed to "just happen out of nowhere." 18/22 #SoulLostToCovidwcjb.com/2021/08/13/col…
15 y.o. Jayln Fletche from Gary Indiana died suddenly from COVID on August 1, 2021. He was going to begin his freshman year at Calumet. His mother was also hospitalized for pulmonary embolisms due to COVID 19/22 #SoulsLostToCovidfacebook.com/jenni.albright…
11 y.o. James “Jamie” Parsons from Waco #Texas passed away from COVID on September 24, 2021. He was brave, loving, smart, funny, and will be dearly missed by his family and friends. 20/22 #SoulsLostToCovidkwtx.com/2021/09/28/ser…
🧵@WHO updates on the COVID-19 pandemic. In the last week we saw an 8% increases in cases detected with more than 11 million reported, despite a significant reduction of testing occurring worldwide @mvankerkhove
99.9% of sequences provided in the last 30 days are #Omicron. Among those ~75% are BA.2 & 25% BA.1. All of these are variants of concern. However, our ability to track Omicron is compromised because testing is reduced. You can't sequence those who you do not test! @mvankerkhove
COVID-19 vaccines remain incredibly effective at preventing severe disease and death, including against Omicron @mvankerkhove
Omicron is a deadly virus. 28-year-old James Perkinson from Greenbrier #Tennessee was hospitalized at Vanderbilt December 23, 2021 and recently weaned off ECMO. He contracted COVID two days before his scheduled vaccination #TheySurvivedCovid
28 y.o. James Perkinson from Greenbrier #Tennessee would have died from the Omicron variant without ECMO. "I have to pretty much start over again. Learn how to walk, move my arms, eat, drink, everything. I'm back at square one." #TheySurvivedCovid
28 y.o. James Perkinson from Greenbrier #Tennessee has a minimum 9 month recovery after nearly dying from the Omicron variant. Interviewed by @ReporterGoodman
COVID-19 damages the endothelium of blood vessels in the body, which promotes the formation of blood clots. 50% of pulmonary embolisms due to COVID are not associated with deep vein thrombosis. Dr. George Chrysant Interventional Cardiologist in Oklahoma City #TheySurvivedCovid
COVID-19 is a systemic disease, which means that it can affect any organ in the body. The virus may directly attack an organ or indirectly affect the organ by damage to the blood vessels supplying it.
COVID is a systemic disease
It attacks the
Heart ➡️myocarditis
Lungs ➡️pneumonia
Brain➡️ seizures
GI ➡️ diarrhea ➡️ renal failure
It forms blood CLOTS in vessels
Lungs➡️pulmonary embolism
Heart➡️heart attack
Brain➡️stroke
Kidney➡️ renal failure➡️dialysis
Leg artery➡️amputation
Omicron is a deadly virus. Former UFC star 41 y.o. Chris "The Crippler" Leben from San Diego CA is recovering from COVID after being on life support. He declined to talk about his vaccination status. This was his second battle with COVID #TheySurvivedCovid10news.com/news/local-new…
“I was ready to tap out, and the reason I didn’t tap is because of my child … If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t have had the fight to get through those days,” said Leben.
There is a disinformation campaign that young people are not affected by COVID-19 and that #Omicron is mild. These are both incorrect. Vaccination against COVID-19 protects against severe disease.
44 y.o. Tom Urey from Townville Pennsylvania died from COVID in December 2021. His wife, Mandy, 32, died 4 weeks later. #SoulsLostToCovid
“There are days I’d like to sit and cry and drown,” said grandma, “but I have two little boys to raise.... People should get vaccinated.... it could prevent you from getting it so bad that you wind up on a ventilator and possibly losing your life.”
There's no doubt that cases of COVID are decreasing, which is great! However to truly capture the seriousness of the current surge we must end the reclassification of COVID-19 hospitalizations based upon testing positive. I applaud this hospital system for at least providing an *
You should still be counted as a COVID-19 hospitalization after you test negative