- Francis Goncalves said his parents and brother died after contracting Covid-19.
- He said that they all died within a week of being “involved” in the “anti-vaccine propaganda”.
- He hopes his story will inspire others to get vaccinated.
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After the parents and brother died after contracting Covid-19 within a week, a close family unit was destroyed. As shown in the picture below, Francis Goncalves, a 43-year-old chef living in Cardiff, Wales, told reporters that his family had not been vaccinated because they believed in false information about vaccines.
On the same day, the heartbroken Francis Goncalves had just buried his family.
His mother, father and younger brother all died within a week after contracting the new coronavirus.
They refused to be vaccinated. Frightened by misinformation and conspiracy theories.https://t.co/iLwRF6gPwn pic.twitter.com/R37WuHLqDf — Wales Online???????????????? (@WalesOnline) August 8, 2021
“They got caught up in a lot of anti-vaccine propaganda,” he said. According to the Guardian“It preys on those who are afraid, and then they fall into a trap.”
The decisive family dinner
According to multiple reports, the family originally came from South Africa and moved to the UK in 2015. A year later, 73-year-old parents Basil, 65-year-old Chamane, and 40-year-old brother Shaur (as shown in the tweet below) moved to the UK. Portugal.
-Francis Goncalves (@Francis45931210) August 1, 2021
Goncalves said that he believes his family was infected with the coronavirus at a family dinner in the apartment where his brother and his girlfriend shared in Portugal on July 8. Welsh report online.
According to Welsh Online, Gonçalves, who was still in the UK at the time, did not participate.
His father went to the hospital a few days ago with a kidney stone. According to Welsh Online, Gonçalves said: “We think he chose Covid there.”
According to Welsh Online, on the weekend of July 10, Gonçalves’ parents and brothers began to feel unwell. According to a Welsh Online report, on July 14, his father was transferred to the ICU, while other family members began to deteriorate.
According to a Welsh Online report, Gonçalves has begun to develop a plan to return to Portugal.
But according to Welsh Online, his brother passed away while he was waiting for PCR test results to be able to travel. Three days later, his father died, just the day before Gonçalves could fly over.
According to Wales Online, when he arrived, his mother was already in an induced coma. A few days later, on July 24, Gonçalves’ brother died only 7 days after she died.
All three were buried side by side in the Covid-19 section of the Lisbon Cemetery, The Telegraph reports.
Gonçalves’ parents have potential problems. But his brother is the “healthiest person” he knows
“My parents have underlying health problems,” Goncalves said. BBC report“But they should be vaccinated… spread fear.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the vaccine Reduce the risk of hospitalization or death 25 In the face of the coronavirus, even the highly transmissible Delta variant. But Gonçalves said that his brother is the “healthiest person” he knows and often exercises, runs or walks, he said. According to the Guardian, he said: “He has not been drunk for 15 years and has a plant-based diet.” Goncalves hopes his story will inspire others to get vaccinated. “The message I want to convey is why the government wants to vaccinate. Want to vaccinate you to hurt you?” He said, the BBC reported. “I know that many people choose not to get vaccinated,” he said. “I sympathize with them. They asked,’Are we doing the right thing? But it will hurt our family, and the publicity must stop.”
