A Jacksonville mother is now urging people to get vaccinated after the tragic loss of her two sons COVID-19
Lisa Brandon’s two sons, Aaron and Frey Jaggi, 35 and 41, died on August 12 and 13, only 12 hours apart. He contracted the virus and double pneumonia, and died 12 days after being hospitalized. He was reportedly put into a medically induced coma to help with his symptoms.
Nor was vaccination done. Brandon and his sons lived south of Jacksonville and used to say ‘everyone got sick at the end of July.’
Unfortunately, two people got serious cases and when she took them to the hospital, both were admitted to ICU and put on ventilator.
Tear-eyed mother Lisa Brandon is encouraging people to get vaccinated after her last two remaining sons died of COVID-19. All three of them contracted the virus, but only Brandon was vaccinated and attributed it to his mild case.
The first Frey died on August 12, and Aaron followed hours later.
Brandon, who received the Moderna vaccine and credits it for her mild case, said her two sons had not been vaccinated and is now urging others to take one.
Mother Lisa Brandon said, ‘It’s a parent’s worst nightmare.
Family friend Brittany Pequignot has started a GoFundMe campaign to help Brandon cover the cost of her boys’ funeral.
‘The only reason I do this is to please get vaccinated,’ she told News4Jax. ‘That’s all I lived for them.’
This isn’t the first time Brandon has lost his baby. Their third son, David, had passed away five years earlier.
Brandon believes that Frey and Aaron would be alive today if they had opted for the vaccine and hopes that others would learn from his tragedy.
Brandon is now moving out of her house where she splits the rent with her sons.
Pequignot said Brandon has ‘suffered the most’ and is struggling to pay her bills as she lives off Social Security
Since his death, friends and family have tried to offer support. Family friend Brittany Pequinot set up a GoFundMe page to help cover funeral costs.
The page says that Brandon lived off Social Security and has “suffered the most” over the past year and a half.
‘I hope this story reaches you and inspires you not only to help, but to pray for him during this terrible time in his life. Any small help is much appreciated.’
The fundraiser has almost reached $19,000 of its $30,000 goal.
Florida reported more than 150,000 cases in this week’s data dump and a 300 percent increase in the number of deaths in a single day.
According to Johns Hopkins University, the US reported 319,456 new COVID cases, taking the total number of cases nationwide to more than 37.7 million.
The US has recorded a total of 37,613,490 COVID-19 cases and 627,843 deaths since the pandemic broke out last spring. About half of those cases were reported in Florida, which is seeing a 19.8 percent positivity rate among individuals tested. The state, which releases COVID data only once a week, recorded 150,118 cases.
The US reported 2,677 new deaths on Friday; Florida accounted for 346 of those deaths.
Florida also reported 346 deaths on Friday. 99 percent of all deaths in the state occur in non-vaccinated individuals
Florida reported 150,118 new COVID cases on Friday, a positivity rate of 19.8 percent. State releases COVID data only once a week
According to Johns Hopkins University, the US reported 319,456 new COVID cases, taking the total number of cases nationwide to more than 37.7 million.
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