1/ long thread & worth reading. Sharing this from a sister nurse. #GetVaccinated Quotes from the COVID-ICU over the last 72 hours. All 20 COVID patients currently in our ICUs are unvaccinated. 17/20 are on life support & these numbers change daily based upon deaths/transfers/
2/ admissions.

“He got COVID from our 13 yr old son who now thinks he caused his father’s death.” - the wife of a 42 year old. “We weren’t against the vaccine. We just never thought this would be us.” - the husband of a 52-year-old.

“Code Blue.” - hospital operator
3/ “Happy Birthday! I hope you’re having a great day!” - the text that I saw on the 41-year-old’s phone just before intubating her.

“We can’t lose him. We just lost our other son 2 months ago.” - the parents of a 24 yr old.

“All of this happened to me just because of COVID?
4/ I thought I was in a bad car accident.” - The first words of a 49 year old who actually made it off of the ventilator this week. We are ALL celebrating his survival. However, it is devastating that, because of being on the ventilator for so long, he cannot lift his arms to
5/feed himself. “Code Blue.” -hospital operator
“I don’t understand how we both had COVID and my symptoms were mild but he is on the ventilator. You all must be doing something wrong.” - the sister of a 54 year old that arrested just before shift change.
6/“We need to amputate.” - surgeon

“Code Blue.” - hospital operator

“I understand that ECMO is the only way he will survive but we only have enough machines/staff for one and the 31yo post-partum patient is more likely to survive.” - ECMO coordinator
7/ How are there 28 patients holding in the ER when there are only 24 beds in the ER? 4 of them are admitted to the hospital but their beds are in the waiting room.” - bed control. “Code Blue.” - hospital operator

“This feels like a war zone.” - ICU nurse
8/If you spent 5 minutes in this mess, I promise you, any vaccination hesitancy that you might have would completely disappear. We’re out of beds. We’re out of supplies. We’re out of staff. And we’re out of endurance. And no one is talking about it.
9/ Get vaccinated. It’s no longer the smart decision…. It’s the only decision.

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