man with lung/heart problems, refused COVID vax, mom holds vax drive at his funeral
After son dies of COVID, mother holds vaccine drive at his funeral
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/after-son-dies-of-covid-mother-holds-vaccine-drive-at-his-funeral/ar-AAMrQqI?ocid=BingNewsSearch
Betty Antoine's 46-year-old son Brandon became a COVID statistic—despite her pleading with him to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
"I begged him, I said, 'You need to take the vaccine, Brandon.' 'Oh, no, mom, I'm not going to take it. And you better not take the vaccine either,' Antoine recalled in a conversation with CBS News' David Begnaud.
"His doctor wanted him to take the vaccine. He told her no, he was not taking the vaccine because he knew all the things that was wrong with it," Antoine said.
He told his mom and his friends he had done the research and wanted to wait, but Antoine said her son left out an important detail to his friends.
"He did not tell his friends all the underlying health conditions he had. He had a bad heart. The left side of his heart was damaged. He had lung problems, COPD," she said. Brandon tested for COVID-19 and died six later. Standing next to his bedside, Antoine said she was overcome with a sense of purpose.
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Antoine offered COVID-19 vaccines during his funeral. Three people stepped up that day to take the vaccine and 10 others followed later.
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