Unvaccinated bride-to-be, 29, who refused jab over fertility fears died after spending wedding day in hospital

AN UNVACCINATED bride-to-be who refused the Covid jab over fertility fears died after spending her wedding day in hospital.

Samantha Wendell was due to say “I do” on August 21, but tragically instead spent the day on a ventilator.

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Samantha Wendell spent what would have been her wedding day in hospital, before dying of Covid[/caption]

Dignity Memorial/Samantha Wendell

The 29-year-old had been nervous to get the jab as she believed rumours about fertility impacts[/caption]

The 29-year-old and her partner, Austin Eskew, had decided not to get the jab after being incorrectly told it would affect her fertility.

She wanted to have three or four children, and was spooked after colleagues in Kentucky, US, shared unsubstantiated fears.

Her cousin Maria Vibandor Hayes told NBC News: “Misinformation killed her.

‘If we can save more lives and families’ lives, then this is the gift that she left for us to deliver.”

Health chiefs have urged women to get their vaccination as there has been no evidence of infertility from the vaccine – warning that catching Covid poses a much greater risk.

Dr Ruben Alvero, a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Stanford Medical School, told The Sun studies on IVF cycles indicated jabs had no impact on fertility, fertilisation rates or pregnancy rates.

Tragically Samantha had changed her mind over her fears, with the pair due to get vaccinated ahead of a honeymoon in Mexico.

But a week beforehand she began to feel unwell and eventually was rushed to hospital.

She was put on a ventilator just five days before she was due to be married.

Her mum, Jeaneen, said just before she was sedated she asked if she could be jabbed.

She said: “It wasn’t going to do any good at that point, obviously. It just weighs heavy on my heart that this could have easily been avoided.”

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Her fiance has been left devastated at her loss at such a young age[/caption]

Eventually the family made the choice for her come come off life support when doctors said nothing more could be done, and she died on September 10.

Instead of a wedding the family are now preparing for a funeral, where mourners will remember Samantha’s “heart of gold”.

Her obituary read: “Samantha loved her job as a surgical technician and she rescued and raised numerous pets.

“She loved Christmas and elaborate decorations for all the holidays, as well as surprises. Samantha loved her time at Lake Maxinkuckee and hanging out with her many friends.’

“Samantha had a heart of gold and when she set her mind on something, she let nothing stand in her way.”

It comes after Nicki Minaj was slammed by experts for suggesting the vaccine can make men infertile.

Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said that people who spread falsehoods about the Covid vaccine should be “ashamed” at a press conference this week.

The rapper told her 22.6m followers that a friend of her cousin’s got the jab and his “testicles became swollen” – so wouldn’t be getting the vaccine herself.