Funeral of unvaccinated Florida father offers Covid testing, vaccines

The dying wish of an unvaccinated Florida father prompted his family to turn his funeral into a Covid vaccination and testing event.

Marquis Davis, 28, a married business owner from Cocoa, fell ill in late July and, within days of being hospitalized, it became apparent that the virus was going to win. He had been hesitant to get the vaccine but told his vaccinated wife, Charnese, from his sick bed that he’d changed his mind and wanted to receive it if he recovered.

“He was in the hospital. He said, ‘Bae, I’m going to get the vaccine when I get out of here,’” his wife told local ABC affiliate WFTV. So he was going to get it. I was like, ‘Good, I’m so happy you said that, but it’s too late.’”