A Texas teacher sent a text message to her own mother telling her “Mom, I wish I was vaccinated” in her final message before succumbing to COVID just two days after delivery.
Paige Ruiz, 32, waited for the vaccine until the baby was born. She was nine months pregnant when she tested positive for COVID.
Ruiz’s mother, Robin Zinsou, told CNN: “She thought there was not enough information or data to say she could be vaccinated safely without harming the baby.
Paige Ruiz, 32, died of Covid two days after giving birth to her second child and spent the last few days fighting the virus and telling people to shoot her.
Ruiz (pictured, next to her husband Daniel and eldest daughter Joanna) was holding the vaccine until the baby was born and she was nine months pregnant when she tested positive.
“And I would ask,‘ Did you talk to the doctor? I’d like you to get vaccinated. “And she kept saying,” No, I’ll wait until she has the baby. “
“I was worried it would hurt the baby.”
Ruiz was hospitalized with severe symptoms after testing positive and doctors performed an emergency cesarean section to save her and her daughter.
She gave birth to a baby girl: Celeste. Ruiz and her husband, Daniel, have another daughter, Joanna.
“As soon as Celeste was handed over, they took her away and when they arrived my daughter said they had to stay apart because of COVID,” Zinsou told CNN.
Robin Zinsou says his 32-year-old pregnant daughter, who died of Covid-19, regretted not getting vaccinated.
“She was afraid it would hurt the baby,” says Zinsou, who adds that she was always worried about her daughter not getting vaccinated. “It was my worst fear.” pic.twitter.com/2CLCJJkJMo
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Ruiz’s mother, Robin Zinsou (pictured), told CNN, “She thought there was not enough information or data to say she could be vaccinated safely without harming the baby.”
Ruiz died on August 15 and his final message before he died was “Mom, I’d like to be vaccinated.”
Ruiz was a coordinator of student learning outcomes and federal programs at the Joshua Independent School District in Texas and had been an assistant high school principal four years earlier.
“Celeste was discharged from the hospital a couple of days later and we found a way to make video calls so Paige could see the baby,” she added.
In the following days Ruiz’s health declined rapidly. “It wasn’t until after having the baby that it started to get worse,” Zinsou said.
“It was my worst fear,” he added.
Ruiz died Aug. 15 and his final message before he died was “Mom, I’d like to be vaccinated,” CNN reported.
Zinsou said: “He said he wished he had received the vaccine, he sent it to me by text message.
“I didn’t know until it happened that he was sending this message to his sister and his friends. And he wanted people to get vaccinated.”
Zinsou’s message to others: “Mask yourself. Get vaccinated, so that this doesn’t happen to your family.
Ruiz’s two daughters are “healthy and doing well.”
Her late mother was a coordinator of student learning outcomes and federal programs for the Joshua Independent School District in Texas. She had been the assistant principal of middle school for four years before.
A statement from the school district said, “Her dedication and passion for educating students will always be remembered, along with her kindness to others.
On Tuesday, the U.S. recorded 135,245 cases of Covid-19 with a seven-day average of 151,005, 145% more than the 61,451 average reported four weeks ago
Deaths also rose to 1,405 virus-related fatalities on Tuesday and a seven-day average of 1,043, up 320% from an average of 248 reported 28 days ago
Ruiz’s tragic death comes as COVID cases and deaths continue to rise across the country as the Delta variant causes a rapid fourth wave of the pandemic.
On Tuesday, the U.S. recorded 135,245 cases of Covid-19 with a seven-day average of 151,005, 145% more than the 61,451 average reported four weeks ago, and the highest figure seen since January.
Last week, cases had grown by 207% in one month and the previous week by 393% more.
Deaths are also rising, with 1,405 fatalities recorded on Tuesday and a seven-day average of 1,043: on the fourth day in a row the average exceeds four figures.
This is an increase of 320 percent over the average of 248 reported 28 days earlier and the highest figure recorded since March 22.
Meanwhile, hospitals face waves of patients with more than three-quarters of all intensive care (ICU) beds, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
