After not receiving the COVID-19 vaccine as she was afraid of side effects, just 45-years-old and a mother of two died from the delta strain of the virus.
Tricia Jones, 45, didn’t want the vaccine after reading about people with rare side effects – like blood clots and heart inflammation. The mother chose to wait to receive the vaccine, but in the spring, she died of COVID-19.
Within a month of cathing the Delta variant, Ms. Jones was hospitalized and needed a mechanical ventilator before passing away shortly thereafter.
Her family is now requesting people to get the vaccine so that the same thing does not happen to them.
FOX 4 reports Deborah Carmichael, Ms Jones’ mother, said she got her Covid vaccine as soon as it became available – though her daughter did not share this mentality.
She added:
Ms Jones’ son caught the virus at school in April and was later confirmed to be infected with the Delta variant.
Both she and her husband, Keith, soon fell ill too – leaving the entire Missouri-based family infected with Covid.
Ms Carmichael said:
The health of Ms Jones rapidly deteriorated, becoming hospitalised at Research Medical Center in Kansas City by early May and requiring a ventilator by May 13.
Despite her symptoms slowly going away, the mum-of-two’s respiratory health never improved and she ultimately died on June 9.
Ms Carmichael added:
As a result of the tragic loss, the family is asking that anyone who is yet to be vaccinated to get their jab as soon as possible.
Ms Jones’ mother added:
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