In her obituary, a family says a mother’s Covid-19 death could have been prevented if more people were vaccinated

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By Amy Simonson, CNN

Updated 9:19 AM ET, Wed September 15, 2021

CNN)The day Candace and Terry Ayers got their second Covid-19 vaccination in early March was a day of hope and excitement for the entire family.
“I took my parents to get that second jab, and we were all so excited,” said their son, Marc Ayers. “We are a family that believes in science. We believe in masks, and we believe in vaccines. We were ready to get back to normal.”
But his mother, Candace Ayers, died nearly six months later following a July trip with her husband to Mississippi. Her death certificate says she died of Covid-19.

Her obituary, in the local newspaper, the State Journal Register, in Springfield, Illinois, read in part: “Candace Cay (Kruger) Ayers, 66, of Springfield, passed away on September 3, 2021, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL. She was preceded in death by more than 4,531,799 others infected with Covid-19. She was vaccinated but was infected by others who chose not to be. The cost was her life.”

The tally represents the total global coronavirus death toll.

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Article URL : https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/15/us/illinois-family-vaccine-obit/index.html