'Misinformation Killed Her': 29-Year-Old Bride-To-Be Dies Of COVID “Samantha Wendell feared that receiving the COVID vaccine might harm her fertility. Now, her family is urging others to ignore misinformation and get the shot.”
before she died. “No one can visit, no one to hold her hand and talk to her and give her encouragement to fight this.”
According to family, Wendell wanted to have kids and heard the misinformation that the coronavirus vaccines could affect her ability to get pregnant. Initially, she put off getting vaccinated, her family members. But then the surgical technician had a change of heart and scheduled a vaccine appointment for the end of July. Unfortunately, it was too late. Both she and her fiancé tested positive for the virus and Wendell was hospitalized when her symptoms didn’t improve.
“Saying goodbye to a loved one via FaceTime isn’t anything I want anyone else to have to experience, yet, so many of us continue to experience this painful loss and too many that have come before us,” Maria Vibandor Hayes, Wendell’s cousin,have been prominent on social media. According to the CDC, only 25 percent of pregnant Americans have received at least one shot of the vaccine. The organization said there is no evidence showing that the coronavirus vaccines cause fertility problems. “CDC encourages all pregnant people or people who are thinking about becoming pregnant and those breastfeeding to get vaccinated to protect themselves from COVID-19,” they“Samantha loved her job as a surgical technician and she rescued and raised numerous pets.
“If we can save more lives and families’ lives,” Vibandor Hayes said, “then this is the gift that she left for us to deliver.”
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