IRVINE, Calif.—The family of Nerissa Regnier, a mother of three, announced on Jan. 26 at a press conference that they planned to sue Kaiser Permanente for causing wrongful death after refusing her the COVID-19 vaccine and monoclonal antibody treatment. Regnier, of Mission Viejo, had been suffering from multiple sclerosis before she was tested positive for COVID-19 last August and died from the disease at the age of 45 in December 2021. “She desperately wanted the COVID-19 vaccine, and Kaiser said no—not once, not twice, but seven times—you are not eligible,” Annee Della Donna, the family’s attorney, told reporters during the press conference. Della Donna said Kaiser mistakenly believed the vaccine contained a live virus and could put her at severe risk of catching the disease. “It didn’t make any sense,” Della Donna said. “The COVID-19 vaccine does not have a live virus and should be given to every patient who is …
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