Anti-vaccine husbands who have been married for 25 years died of coronavirus the same day

A tragic story touches Southern California, in U.S. Álvaro Fernández, 44, and his wife, Sylvia Fernández, 42, died the same day due to complications arising from the coronavirus COVID-19. The couple, who had been married for 25 years, had not been vaccinated against the disease, which at this time records records of infections in the United States.

Álvaro and Sylvia, who lived in Loma Linda, had been together since high school, according to Telemundo. They were the parents of four children, including two 17-year-old twins, Y They passed away on December 19 with just a few hours apart.

“My brother and my sister-in-law were very close”said Salvador Fernández, Álvaro’s brother. “They had been dating since high school. They have been together since she was 15 years old. ” “One could not live without the other.”

Telemundo reports that both tested positive for coronavirus few days before his death. Alvaro Fernandez He had previous health problems, including diabetes.

The couple’s family assures that neither was vaccinated against the coronavirus, They doubted the efficacy of vaccines and wanted to wait for more research on them.

“He wanted to wait and investigate more about the vaccine”said Álvaro’s sister, Alma Hernández. “He searched for information on Google. I didn’t want to believe everything I heard on the news. “

“This is a revelation for everyone in my family for those who are not vaccinated should definitely receive their vaccinations”added.

After the tragic outcome, the couple’s family wants to raise awareness about the importance of the vaccine against coronavirus.

The family also started a fundraiser to help support the children of the deceased.

Record of infections

U.S on Wednesday broke the record for new cases of coronavirus in one day since the start of the pandemic, with 488,000 infected during that day, according to the account carried out by The New York Times newspaper.

According to figures from the New York newspaper, the 488,000 new cases registered on Wednesday are almost double those identified during the worst days of last winter, and the Times warned that this figure may be even higher because during the Christmas period it has dropped substantially the number of tests performed.

According to the account carried out by the newspaper, another record was also recorded on Wednesday: that of the highest weekly average of new cases since the start of the pandemic, with 301,000 infected on average per day during the seven days that were the Thursday December 23rd to Wednesday 29th.

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