The pandemic will not have spared Edgar Ramirez. The actor, who we saw in Carlos, Zero Dark Thirty or The Assassination of Gianni Versace, lost five of his relatives to the virus. Her grandmother passed away last month. Her aunt and uncle died this weekend within 24 hours of each other. His aunt’s brother-in-law passed away on Monday and his Venezuelan agent also did not survive the Covid-19, says the Hollywood Reporter.
“I beg you to read this post carefully. It’s the most painful and intimate thing I’ve had to post in my life, but I think it’s important to share it. Sometimes I feel like I’m in a nightmare that I’m going to wake up from, but I know I’m not. It’s as real as air and, at this precise moment, it’s hard for me to breathe, ”he wrote on Instagram.
Not everyone has access to the vaccine
None of his relatives have had access to the vaccine in South America and he is now imploring those who can get the vaccine not to hesitate. “In my Instagram feed, right next to this post, there is an interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Advisor attached to the President of the United States, with whom we discuss vital information about Covid-19 and of the urgency to be vaccinated. Especially those of us who are lucky enough to have access to the vaccine. People who have access to the vaccine should not die from Covid-19. Please read this information, watch the interview and please share it, ”continued Edgar Ramirez, who is from Venezuela.
Since the death of Hugo Chavez in 2013, the country has experienced one of the worst political and economic crises in its history, with record inflation of almost 10,000% recorded in 2019. The country is also encountering difficulties vis-à-vis the economy. access to the vaccine. President Nicolas Maduro claimed to have paid $ 120 million to the WHO for vaccines that the country has never received before denouncing the “failure” of the Covax system. In this context, the country first turned to Russian vaccines Sputnik V and Chinese Sinopharm then announced at the end of June the purchase of 12 million doses of the Cuban vaccine.
Janice Thomas is a content editor at 24 News Recorder. She has 5 years of journalism experience and she he is a graduate of Wittenberg University and holds a master’s degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
