Brendon Jones died from Covid earlier this month after struggling to leave the home to get vaccinated because of his agoraphobia
An agoraphobic man who was hoping to be vaccinated died in intensive care with Covid-19 before he could get jabbed.
Brendon Jones died at North Manchester General Hospital in Crumpsall earlier this month after battling coronavirus for around nine days.
The 33-year-old, who was devoted to his nephews and nieces, had hoped to receive a coronavirus vaccine as soon as he could - but struggled to leave the house.
NHS England announced that 33-year-olds were eligible for the first vaccine jab, which would have provided partial immunity, from May 22.
But agoraphobia left Brendon in fear of crowds and busy places, meaning he spent most of his time at home in Blackley, north Manchester.
Brendon, who lived with his mother Hayley and father Kevin, loved to be with his family and had enjoyed spending more time with them during the national lockdowns.
But during the last week in June, six members of his family tested positive for coronavirus.
Hayley and Kevin, who had both been fully vaccinated, suffered mild symptoms, including headaches, body aches and a loss of taste and smell.
But Brendon became very unwell and deteriorated quickly.
Hayley said: 'Brendon got up and felt a bit sore. He went back to bed and when he got up that afternoon he looked really ill. He went downhill so fast.
'He just got worse and worse with a really bad chesty cough.
'By the Sunday (July 4) he was starting with vomiting and diarrhoea, severe aches and he was like that for a few days. He was not eating anything.
'By the seventh day I called 111 because I was so worried about him. He could no longer get upstairs so they sent an ambulance. But they rang up and asked to speak to him.
'I told them he couldn't string a sentence together but they did speak to him and said he didn't need an ambulance and that those were the symptoms.'
Brendon's mother Hayley said the 33-year-old wanted to get the vaccine but couldn't leave the house and fell ill earlier this month. He died in North Manchester General Hospital on July 13
Brendon was prescribed a course of antibiotics, Hayley said, but he was still deteriorating.
Hayley said: 'I was really concerned. He was
