In August, Sara Montoya, 43, died from coronavirus after posting a Facebook live video about her illness. She would want you to #GetVaccinated
In January, Chuck Stacey from Florida regretted doubting COVID's seriousness after becoming severely ill from the virus. He would want you to #GetVaccinated
Last July, Freddie Garza from #Texas died from COVID. Like many young people he thought he was invincible & posted memes mocking covid. However, after he was hospitalized he was REMORSEFUL saying "Covid ain't no joke!" He would want you to #GetVaccinated
Last March, Jason Hargrove, 50, Detroit bus driver died from #COVID after a woman in her late 50s, intentionally coughed 5 times on the bus without covering her mouth. If the vaccine was available, Jason would #GetVaccinated
Olivia Guidry was an emergency room nurse against vaccination that spread misinformation: “It manipulates your DNA at the tiniest molecular level. Do. Not. Get. It. It's not safe." Her death was preventable. Vaccines are safe and don’t manipulate your DNA. #GetVaccinated
"This is me in Mar 2020 on my way to King's College Hospital. I hate sharing it. But if we're talking in relaxed terms about consigning 2,500 people *per day* to this, let's confront the reality. Terror for the patient & their loved ones," said @DMinghella
For those who cannot #GetVaccinated due to availability, it's important to protect yourself in the meantime by adhering to following.
I worked 10 months in the emergency room exposed to COVID before I was vaccinated. The aforementioned steps will protect you against the virus, if you remain vigilant.
This is real footage inside an emergency room in northern Italy during March 2020. Our emergency departments in the U.S. looked identical during the surge.
This is footage from northern Italy during the COVID surge in March 2020. Healthcare workers are exhausted. #GetVaccinated
This is Lori’s granddaughter Caia, fighting for her life on a breathing machine at a pediatric ICU in Little Rock #Arkansas because of COVID.
I'm an emergency room doctor that treated COVID patients in New York City and Arizona during the worst time of the pandemic in the United States when vaccines were unavailable. This is the face of COVID. Please #GetVaccinated
The above video is a PSA from the Australian government. It's been criticized by some as being "too graphic" and a "scare tactic."
🧵Pregnant women are at an increased risk for severe illness from COVID. This is the second thread dedicated to pregnant women worldwide who lost their lives during the pandemic. By telling their stories we'll ensure that their memories live on #SoulsLostToCovid
In a worldwide study of 2,100 pregnant women, those who contracted COVID-19 during pregnancy were 20 TIMES MORE LIKELY to die than those who did not contract the virus. #SoulsLostToCovidthelancet.com/journals/lanin…
Getting a COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy protects you from severe illness from COVID-19. cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…
I've been following this COVID outbreak at White Mountain Community Dance Hall in Show low #Arizona since June 23, which tragically has now resulted in TWO deaths. Unsure how many others are hospitalized. 9 of 22 infected were vaccinated; 70 attended 1/6 wmicentral.com/news/latest_ne…
On July 3rd dance hall member George Metzger died. Then on July 7th another dance hall member died. 2/6
Midnight Moon, Roger Wade and Jeanne Danowski, the entertainers at the hall on the evening of June 11, came down with the virus and posted their information on a GoFundMe page 3/6
This the second 🧵dedicated to precious children hospitalized with COVID and #MISC, but luckily #TheySurvivedCovid. Three other threads memorialize pediatric #SoulsLostToCovid. By telling their stories, we can learn from their experiences.