Some Telling Numbers August 25, 2021
Posted by nrhatch in Health & Wellness, People.trackback
Sarasota Memorial Hospital posted some telling numbers on Monday, comparing the recent effects of Covid on vaccinated vs. unvaccinated people:
*Out of 230 patients hospitalized, 25 were vaccinated and 205 hadn’t managed to get vaccinated yet.
*Out of 51 patients in the ICU, 3 were vaccinated and 48 remained unvaccinated.
*Out of 34 folks on ventilators ~> 1 was vaccinated and 33 were NOT.
Covid vaccinations save lives and prevent serious life-threatening symptoms, like impaired breathing.
Know anyone who is dragging their heels?
Encourage them to get vaccinated . . . before it’s too late.
Aah . . . that’s better!
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Spirit Lights The Way 
So true … but hard to turn around others embedded beliefs, who see the world so differently.
That’s why these numbers are worth sharing with them.
89% of the folks hospitalized with Covid are there because they haven’t been vaccinated.
Through a dear friend that is not vaxxed or masking, I am learning that there is fear all the way around. Not taking sides, just pointing out something that must be considered to change a thought process.
Well, if they die, it’s on them.
Yep…and this allows the virus to continue to mutate.
That is a problem, Sarah. I saw an excellent analogy the other day:
We are all in the same ship. Some of us are saying, “it’s MY cabin, I can do what I want” as they poke holes in the boat allowing water to sink OUR ship.
And then there is the fact that all those hospital beds filled with unvaccinated folks are UNAVAILABLE for people with other serious health conditions.
And doctors and nurses are MORE fatigued than they would have been if people would just get vaccinated.
My nephew (a doctor in KY) shared similar stats with me last night ~ of the Covid patients in his hospital . . . 86% are people who are NOT vaccinated.
Vax up, people!
The statistics speak to me, and I don’t really know how to understand people for whom they don’t. I really do wonder how many more people will lose their lives convinced that the vaccine was a danger to them.
Seeing these statistics made me want to share them, especially now that the FDA has approved Pfizer’s vaccine.
I spoke to someone yesterday at the chiropractor’s office. She seems to think she knows better. She’s proud of her natural lifestyle and convinced she knows how to boost her immunity sufficiently.
Well, as long as she’s drinking a gallon of Moon Juice and Walking in Sunshine every day, she should be A-OK.
Or not.
Time will tell.
Sadly the days for encouragement have passed. We might see a few fence sitters get vaccinated now that it has full FDA approval but the majority of anti vaxxers will stay anti vaxxers … to their, and our, peril.
Yup. You can’t fix stupid . . . except by Darwin’s principle of “survival of the fittest.” 😛
As you say, you can’t fix stupid no matter how hard you try!
Some people are resistant to reason.
You always share my inside voice well, Kate.
Great minds like a think!
“Dragging their heels” unfortunately, and a contentious serious issue right now affecting families and marriages. (Not my marriage) Frustrating, sad….many emotions. The before its too late greatly saddens me. Especially when children who do not have a choice are affected. We had some serious ‘discussions’ yesterday, Nancy, so your post hit home.
I agree. Since children under 12 aren’t eligible yet (and some older children are “forbidden” by their parents to get vaccinated), it would be great to see everyone who is eligible (and who does not have a VALID REASON to abstain) step up to the plate and get vaccinated.
But we won’t because they won’t.
So we must “do what we can with what we have where we are” and encourage people one by one to vax up!
I see Val Boyko’s point, though I also understand the post.
I didn’t get the sense that Val isn’t “on board” with the sentiments of the post . . . but she (like me) realizes that we are probably beating our heads against the wall since most of the anti-vaxers are stalwart about their stance ~> Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death.
Sadly, most of them are choosing Death.
I know what you mean. I meant that I know people who are convinced that the shot is wrong for them. This has been a huge battle in my family.
My immediate family (brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, & BFF) are all vaccinated, but some extended family (in-laws brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers) have taken the stance of:
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO.
Fair enough. But Covid might ~> “Get thee to a hospital.”
I’ve seen many news clips of unvaccinated people saying, “I wish I knew then what I know now . . . I would definitely have gotten vaccinated.”
I did see one clip contrary to that trend where the guy who was quite sick said, “I’m still glad that I didn’t get vaccinated.”
Vax Up People!