Vibrant 28-year-old Peorian dies from COVID-19: 'I will be so very happy to see her again'

[dalton99a]

https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/coronavirus/2021/05/27/covid-19-cuts-short-dreams-and-life-vibrant-28-year-old-peorian/7418591002/

Vibrant 28-year-old Peorian dies from COVID-19: 'I will be so very happy to see her again'
Phil Luciano | Journal Star
May 27, 2021

PEORIA — Yanira "Yani" Lamlech had dreams to complete.

During the pandemic, Sarah said, the couple acted responsible regarding COVID-19. They'd wear masks in public and abide by safety tips.

But as March faded, they'd yet to pursue vaccinations.

"We planned to," Sarah said with a slight frown. "But we never got around to it. If I have one regret through everything, that's it."


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[MustLoveBeagles]

1. That's so sad

[NoRethugFriends]

2. No sympathy forthose who woud not protect themselves and others (nt)

But as March faded, they'd yet to pursue vaccinations.

"We planned to," Sarah said with a slight frown. "But we never got around to it. If I have one regret through everything, that's it."

[questionseverything]

4. They got sick in March, I am not sure they were even vaccine eligible then

Well the first responder would of been but not necessarily her wife

[dalton99a]

8. +1. Schedule for Illinois:

With the demand for COVID-19 vaccines exceeding supply during the first months availability, the state of Illinois has prioritized our more vulnerable and exposed residents. The following eligibility dates have been implemented to date:

December 15, 2020: Healthcare workers and long-term care facility staff and residents

January 25, 2021: Frontline essential workers (including first responders, K-12 teachers and other public-facing industries) and residents age 65 and up

February 25, 2021: Residents with high-risk conditions or disabilities, age 16 and up

March 22, 2021: Higher education staff, government workers, and media

March 29, 2021: Restaurant staff, construction trade workers, and religious leaders

April 12, 2021: Any resident age 16 and up

https://coronavirus.illinois.gov/s/vaccination-plan-overview

[ProfessorGAC]

29. Good Find

I was about to post a rough timeline, based on our experience.
My wife & I qualified under 1b because she was 65, and I substitute grades 6-12.
I did recall it was around 10 weeks before it became open to anyone 16 & up.
You have the specific dates.
It's very possible this woman wasn't eligible until the end of April.

[NoRethugFriends]

31. Nope

See many posts below.
She was eligible.
They "just didn't get around to it".
Save the sympathy for those who deserve it.

[ProfessorGAC]

41. Excuse Me?

I clearly said it'spossible!
Possible.. I'll presume you know what that means.
As to where I direct my sympathies, mind your own business.

[NoRethugFriends]

47. It's a message board.

I'll respond to your post if I want. You said it was possible. I was noting it was actually not.
And I am certainly allowed to question where you put your sympathies if I want to.

[liberal_mama]

35. That's about the same for New York, I think high risk were eligible in NY on February 15, 2021

I have diabetes, but vaccine appointments were scarce. It took me about 3 weeks of trying and I got my first vaccine dose on March 7.

[tritsofme]

7. As healthy 30 somethings, they would not have been eligible until mid April in Illinois.

[ShazzieB]

12. Exactly! 😕

[orleans]

21. no -- the cop (sarah) was eligible on jan. 25 in illinois--she was front line/first responder nt

[Skittles]

9. hey

I was just vaccinated this month - I would have liked to get it earlier but it was difficult as a night shift worker to find an appointment at a good time. Not everyone who didn't get the vaccine right away are assholes....sometimes it's LIFE that gets in the way, especially for younger folk.

[Treefrog]

10. Thank you.

It has sickened me to see the gleeful responses on these threads about unvaxxed people dying of Covid. It really is not a good look.

I was only fully vaccinated as of earlier this month, and I had to drive 150 miles to get that done. I’m over 60, but under 65.

Really horrible to see the celebratory death threads here. It makes me wonder.

[Skittles]

25. I find it disturbing too

I don't feel like we are safe until we are all safe....I celebrate the vaccination numbers increasing, not people dying.

[catrose]

11. It was really hard to get an appt at all until the last few weeks.

Much less in your situation.

[Beacool]

18. Don't be so tough on them!!

In March I was vaccinated, but only because my church feeds the homeless and they had extra doses of the J&J vaccine. I was lucky, I didn't have the age required to qualify to get the vaccine in my state. Now anyone can get it, but not in March.

[BannonsLiver]

42. Oh FFS

[Crunchy Frog]

3. People really need to start getting serious about vaccines.

It's the end of May, and vaccines are available pretty much everywhere. It's also becoming pretty obvious that being young won't protect you from dying.

Condolences to them, but I really wish they had taken this pandemic more seriously.

[questionseverything]

6. They got sick in march

I am 62 and got my first shot as soon as i was eligible which was March

April/may would of been the first chance the woman that died would of had

Her partner should of been eligible earlier

[catrose]

5. In March wasn't it still 1Bs getting vaccinated? In my state younger people had to wait until April.

[ShazzieB]

13. Same here in Illinois,

People should really stop and think before posting certain comments.

[wnylib]

15. +1000.

[summer_in_TX]

17. Thank you.

Gently and gracefully said.

Wish folks really would stop and think about the possibility that there's more to the story, very likely extenuating circumstances, or that the story has been misconstrued.

[orleans]

22. some people are just doing the math; sarah was a cop, a first responder--she could have

gotten the vaccine in illinois starting january 25
(there's a post upthread with a chart of the dates and eligibility.

i wonder what the vax rate was/is with cops

i remember seeing tons of chicago cops on the news last summer without masks, (drove me crazy) hanging together in groups of 4, 6, 10, talking, blocking off jogging paths and parks so people wouldn't be out or gather because the pandemic was so bad. but they were a bunch of tough guys --they didn't need no stinking masks

i say to all the cops who could have gotten vaxxed but decided against it, then continued having interactions with family/friends/the public -- and spreading that shit around

[wendyb-NC]

14. That's so sad

A heart breaking loss. Sincere condolences to Sarah, on Yani's passing.

[Lithos]

16. Onions

So sad, such an unnecessary waste. F* you Trump and your slow response.

L-

[Beacool]

19. This is so sad.

She was so young. My heart goes out to her wife and family. May Yani rest in peace.

[More_Cowbell]

20. "We never got around to it"

Is not the same as "we weren't eligible." As a police officer, Sarah was eligible in February.

I admire her strength to pass on her story so that maybe other young people will see it. That takes a lot of fortitude and grace. And I hope she finds peace.

[dalton99a]

24. +1. She provided details and photos.

And Phil Luciano is a good reporter. Same guy who wrote the backstory behind Dan Fogelberg's "Same Old Lang Syne":
https://www.pjstar.com/article/20071222/NEWS/312229933

[phylny]

27. Thank you for sharing this story.

I’m a big Fogelberg fan.

[ms liberty]

32. What phylny said. Rhanks. A great story. n/t

[orleans]

23. what a heartbreaking story

that continues to happen in various forms with differing details, over and over and over

594 thousand u.s. deaths
3.51 million worldwide

[WarGamer]

26. Just one of 600k horrible stories... just aweful.

[JoanofArgh]

28. I went and got my teeth cleaned last week and

my dental hygienist told me that the 22 year old daughter of one of their dental assistants died of COVID. She was a college athlete. COVID caused blood clots which then caused her to have a massive stroke. It happened before vaccines were available for her age group.

[dalton99a]

43. +1. I know two people who almost died earlier this year.

They got infected while waiting to be eligible for the vaccine. Both had no prior health issues - one was an avid runner.

Many people don't realize that COVID is a vascular disease, not just a respiratory illness that makes you cough. Brain fog, blood clots, arrhythmias, strokes, kidney damage are proof.

[leftyladyfrommo]

30. I was being hard on people who refused vaccines

until I got an answer from a friend whose son is a super right winger that refuses to get vaccinated.

He is her only son. She loves him. Losing him would be devastating for her.

I realized there are more than 1 issue here. Those unvaccinated people have families that love them. We beed to be respectful of that.

[liberal_mama]

36. I have a loved one who isn't vaccinated. Not a right winger, just wants to wait and watch longer

He works from home and doesn't go out. He gets grocery delivery. He puts a mask on to take out the garbage and lives with vaccinated family members. I also know someone else who fears the virus, but is also terrified of the vaccine. I saw a survey in which 19% of democrats were vaccine hesitant, so it's not just the republicans.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

33. Am I allowed to point out

that the one who died is clearly obese? And that obesity is a huge risk factor?

No, that is NOT fat shaming or body shaming. It's simply an observation. Not that an overweight or obese person deserves to die, but it's still a reality.

[cinematicdiversions]

34. I think we all noticed but left it unsaid. NT

[liberal_mama]

37. Obesity was one of the high risk conditions to get an early vaccine in New York

Overweight people were eligible February 15, 2021 in New York, but it was very challenging to get an vaccine appointment. I tried every day and the earliest appointment I could get for my first dose was March 7, 2021.

[LisaL]

38. Article describes her as slightly overweight.

NT

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

45. The photograph shows someone more than slightly overweight.

[Vinca]

39. I heard a very scary Covid tale this morning. I went to my first tag sale in more than a

year (treasure hunting addict) and chatted with many dealers I've known through the years buying merchandise. One, an older woman, told me she had a friend on the west coast who had been vaccinated in January and was just released from the ICU yesterday having contracted the Indian variant. This scares the hell out of me. So sorry for the loss of this young woman. People should stop making cracks about her weight. Remember, Bill Maher, who is skinny as a rail and vaccinated, has also recently caught it.

[LisaL]

40. Bill Maher was asymptomatic.

So in his case vaccine worked.

[joshcryer]

44. My goodness, that is a tear jerker of a story.

Amazingly well written and told. That poor woman. Heartbreaking.

[Yavin4]

46. People in the 18-29 year old demo have a .4% chance of dying from COVID-19.

Women, aged 18-29, have a .15% chance of dying from COVID-19. Although this story is indeed tragic, it is a rare occurrence.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm#SexAndAge