Father and Son Die From COVID-19 Within Days of Each Other
VICTORY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York family, who all contracted COVID-19, has suffered the loss of a father and son to the virus within a few days of each other.
Rick Martin, 57, of Victory, died on Oct. 27 and his son, Jake Martin, 27, died on Nov. 2, The Times Union reported on Friday.
Rick Martin's wife and Jake Martin's mother, Julie Martin, said she does not know which one of her family members was infected first, but after three days, she and her son, Ben Martin, who were both vaccinated, began to feel better. But Rick and Jack, who were unvaccinated, were getting worse.
“It’s a cautionary tale that I don’t want to accentuate,” she said. “My husband and son were vaccine-hesitant. They didn’t have any physical health problems and they were not at particular risk.”
Research from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that vaccines significantly reduce the chance of contracting COVID-19 and also lower the risk of life-threatening complications from breakthrough cases in vaccinated people.
Michael Jai White says oldest son died from COVID-19 at age 38
Michael Jai White
American actor and martial artist
“Unfortunately, he was still kinda out there in the streets hustling, wasn’t doing well, started getting on substances,” White revealed.
The oldest son of actor Michael Jai White died from coronavirus “just a few months ago” at age 38.
Speaking to VladTV, White opened up about the tragic news, noting that he had his son when he was 15 years old and the two had “grown up together.”
He admitted that his son grew up with the “street element,” which contributed to his eventual death.
“Unfortunately, he was still kinda out there in the streets hustling, wasn’t doing well, started getting on substances,” White shared. “He’d come out, go back in, all that type of stuff.”
