A 16-year-old football player from Memphis, Tennessee, who was vaccinated against COVID-19 died from the virus over the weekend, his mother told local news. ...... She said that Tatum, who attended Westwood High School, was healthy at the start of the academic year, but suspects he contracted the virus at school. ....... "He wasn't wheezing, he wasn't coughing, he was just happy-go-lucky. He was at school for three days, and he just drastically got sick. It's unbelievable," Buckner said.