A Massachusetts man and pizza shop owner died while waiting for a hospital bed to open up after contracting COVID-19. Antonios “Tony” Tsantinis, 68, of East Brookfield died Dec. 10. Tsantinis had been admitted to a local hospital but needed additional care that the hospital was unable to provide.
"They called every hospital within 75 miles," his daughter, Rona Tsantinis-Roy said. But by the time a spot opened up at a Connecticut hospital, he was too sick to be transferred.Tsantinis was unvaccinated and "didn't believe in vaccines," Tsantinis-Roy told NPR.
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Based on previous actions by the FDA, the COVID vaccine may be available for children 2 to 4 around May, said Dr. Robert Frenck, director of the Vaccine Research Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Children 6 to 24 months may have to wait until late summer or fall, he said.
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