Fully Vaccinated 21-Year-Old Student Dies of COVID-19
Sad and scary-young, in shape, vaxxed, still dead. 
https://www.thedailybeast.com/fully-vaccinated-21-year-old-university-of-georgia-student-shawn-kuhn-dies-of-covid-19
Fully Vaccinated 21-Year-Old Student Dies of COVID-19
HEARTBREAKING
Blake Montgomery
Reporter/Editor
Published Oct. 15, 2021 7:48PM ET
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IF ONLY more Americans took this plague seriously.
IF ONLY people got vaccinated, wore masks and practiced social distancing ... then MAYBE those of us who are already doing those things could remain safe.
That kind of contact tracing could be helpful.
No, there are no campus requirements for vaccines or masks. I read about the young man in question in the UGA independent student newspaper Red and Black, who reported that his sister stated he was fully vaccinated.
As the mom of 19yo fully vaccinated kiddo at another Georgia school, this story scares me shitless. I think I'm going to have nighmares about it. 
(For those not familiar with the UGa - Ga. Tech rivalry that's part of our fight song).
In any case, yes, this damned pandemic needs to be taken seriously. It's an absolute shame that a young adult did the right thing by getting vaccinated yet still died. That just goes to show how bad this virus can be. Sadly this isolated breakthrough death will most certainly be used by anti-vaxxers to further their propaganda when the truth is that cases such as this are extremely rare.
I think by now most of us know one or more people who were killed by it.... my wife's brother in law who refused to get vaccinated died from Covid last month.
Go Dawgs! 
(You can thank our Texas Aggies later. 
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I saw this story on the news. Heartbreaking.
I graduated from there but am not a bit Aggie football fan. (Really soured on them since the "Johnny Football" days.) My oldest went to UT so I tend to cheer for them, but that's been an exercise in futility these last oh so many years) 
https://www.redandblack.com/uganews/uga-student-dies-of-covid-19-complications/article_7bc9f016-2c62-11ec-98c2-fb560b0bac12.html
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Shawn Kuhn, a senior majoring in exercise and sports science at the University of Georgia, passed away on Oct. 11 after battling COVID-19-based pneumonia for about six weeks. (Photo/Courtesy Sharla Brook Kuhn)
Shawn Kuhn, a senior majoring in exercise and sports science at the University of Georgia, passed away on Oct. 11 after battling COVID-19-based pneumonia for about six weeks.
Kuhn worked as a certified personal trainer at the UGA Ramsey Student Center and also worked at Chick-Fil-A on Atlanta Hwy, where he began as a server and quickly rose to a Team Leader. His aim was to become a certified physical therapist. Sharla Brook Kuhn, Shawn Kuhn’s older sister, said he was fully vaccinated.
I was roommates with Shawn throughout my sophomore and junior year. We would work out together, throw the Frisbee or just talk about our lives. He was always there to listen when I needed a shoulder to lean on or someone to talk to for comfort,” said Cameron Russell, Kuhn’s close friend and a senior at UGA majoring in nutritional science. “Since hearing about Shawn’s passing, I have been feeling pretty sad about losing this amazing person in my life. Shawn lived such a great life and has made a great impact on my life as well as many of those around him.”
Kuhn—originally from Perry, GA— is remembered by his friends as a kind and passionate person.
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My vax'd son got a breakthough case but recovered. I had faith that he would but if I'd known about this case, I'd have been worried sick.
Keep those masks on, folks.
and get out as seldom as possible. People who act like this is over are not being smart.
like, with his experience, your son will be very aware of his vulnerabilities and what to do if a symptom of anything shows itself. That must be a huge plus in his column.
... the vaccine isn't 100% effective. It's certainly sad that he was in that small percentage.
