Comedian Christian Cabrera dies of Covid aged 40, days after sharing ‘regret’ over not having vaccine

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died at the age of 40 just days after expressing his regret over not being vaccinated for Covid-19.The news of his death was shared on a GoFundMe page set up by his family, where they are raising money to cover a funeral, memorial and to help support his three-year-old son.Shortly before Cabrera’s death, his brother, Jino Cabrera, revealed a message that he’d been sent by his late sibling, where he explained he was having difficulty breathing due to contracting coronavirus.Cabrera tested positive around Christmas, shortly before being admitted to the emergency room with pneumonia in both of his lungs.According to KTLA via The Independent, the text he sent to his brother read: ‘I can’t breathe again.

I really regret not getting my vaccine. If I can do it all over again I would do it in a heartbeat to save my life. I’m fighting for my life here and I wish I [had] gotten vaccinated.’On the fundraising page, his family wrote that they are ‘heartbroken’ over their loss, saying he was ‘gone too soon’ after dying from Covid-related pneumonia.‘He touched so many people’s lives because he was a very loving, kind, generous, caring person with a beautiful heart and soul,’ the tribute read.‘Christian was always the one to make people laugh and bring joy into a lot of peoples’ lives and he took it to the next level through social media with his funny character alongside Michael Blackson as his “Chinese Best Friend” where they create funny videos that would often go viral.‘He’s always there for his family and friends whenever they need him.