FLOSSMOOR â The family of a Flossmoor man who got both COVID-19 vaccine doses but later contracted the virus and subsequently died hope to bring awareness of the vaccine s antibody building abilities in some people with preexisting health conditions.
Alan Sporn, 75, tested positive for the coronavirus and died March 29 despite having received his follow-up shot in early February, according to Laurie Sporn, one of his daughters.
He was under a doctor s care for chronic lymphomatic leukemia, and testing done after he was diagnosed with COVID-19 around the third week of March showed his body had developed little resistance to the virus, she said.
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Brandy Barkey Sweeney, pictured front row at center with her students from the Careers in Education course at the Mason County Career Center (MCCC). Students made no-sew pillows to be sent to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for transplant recipients.
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Brandy Barkey Sweeney with her husband Brandon and children Bryson, Braydon and Braylon Sweeney, all pictured supporting a past observance of National Donate Life Month at Pleasant Valley Hospital, along with other members of the community.
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POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. A local heart transplant recipient took an opportunity to teach students at the Mason County Career Center about organ donation through a unique class project.
Peter Kaprielyanhas added chief development officer of the
Inspira Health Foundation to his existing responsibilities at South Jersey-based Inspira Health. The nonprofit foundation supports the provider network’s programs and care services through philanthropy.
Kaprielyan has been at the health system for 20 years and was the vice president of organizational improvement and philanthropy at Underwood-Memorial Hospital, which merged with South Jersey Healthcare to form Inspira Health in 2012.
He held the position of vice president of government and external relations at Inspira Health since that time and will continue in that role alongside the new title.
Kaprielyan has also held positions at hospitals and medical colleges over the course of his career and serves on the boards of local government groups.