A medical worker administers an injection to a volunteer during the first clinical trial in South Africa for a novel vaccine against coronavirus. This was at Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto, South Africa. June 24, 2020. Siphiwe Sibeko/ReutersAn unvaccinated Florida man's family will have a vaccination and testing site at his funeral.Marquis Davis wanted the vaccine after being hospitalized, but his wife said that it was too late.Together with their church, the family will provide community members with Johnson & Johnson vaccines and Pfizer vaccines.For more stories, visit Insider's homepage.In his memory, the Florida family of a man who was not vaccinated and died from COVID-19 will host a vaccination event at his funeral to encourage others to get the shot.According to WFTV, Marquis Davis was a 28 year-old father and husband who contracted COVID-19 in July. ABC News reports that Davis was on a ventilator for six days before his death.Charnese Davis, his wife, said that he was eager to get the vaccine as soon as he gets out of the hospital.He was at the hospital. Davis said that he told Davis, "Bae, I'm going get the vaccine when you get out of here," He was going to get it. I was like "Good. It's too late.According to reports, Dr. R. Shaun Ferguson was the pastor at Faith Temple Christian Center and helped coordinate a COVID-19 vaccination and testing site for Davis' wake and funeral. The community will be able to receive Johnson & Johnson or Pfizer vaccines at the event.The highly contagious Delta variant of the virus, which is reportedly as infectious as chickenpox has been spreading rapidly throughout the US. USA Today reported that health officials warned that the most vulnerable people are those who have not been vaccinated."Now, we are seeing things completely shift because of this delta variant. Marquis was 28 years old. He had the rest his life ahead of him. But because of COVID-19 (specifically this delta variant) and he wasn't vaccinated, his entire life was cut short," Ferguson explained to ABC News. "Let's cut the fat as a church. Let's get this done. "I don't want another person to lose their life.Insider has the original article.
