Stephan: I did a story on the Idaho hospital crisis 10 days ago or so when their hospital system went into crisis. It still goes on, and people from the western side of Idaho, are now pouring over into Eastern Washington over-stressing hospitals in my state. Even though Washington has a good vaccinated rate Governor Inslee has had to ask for Federal aid because of the flood of people from Idaho. All of this, of course, is completely the result of the anti-vaxxers facing the consequences of their failure to protect themselves.
Ann Enderle R.N. checks on a COVID-19 patient in the Medical Intensive care unit (MICU) at St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center in Boise, Idaho. Idaho public health leaders have activated “crisis standards of care” for the state’s northern hospitals because there are more coronavirus patients than the institutions can handle. Credit: Kyle Green/AP
BOISE, IDAHO — public health leaders announced Tuesday that they activated “crisis standards of care” allowing health care rationing for the state’s northern hospitals because there are more coronavirus patients than the institutions can handle.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare quietly enacted the move Monday and publicly announced it in a statement Tuesday morning — warning residents that they may not get the care they would normally expect if they need to be hospitalized.
The move came as the state’s confirmed coronavirus cases skyrocketed in recent weeks. Idaho has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the U.S.
The state health agency cited “a severe shortage of staffing and available beds in the northern area of the state caused by a massive increase in patients with COVID-19 who require hospitalization.”
Michael
on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 4:21 am
COVID death cult! What nonsense.
The overwhelming majority of those who suffer and die from COVID are obese and in poor health. The overwhelming majority of healthy individuals have a minor flu-like illness, recover, and develop a robust antibody response.The real death cult are the obese and those who have failed to take care of their health.
Stephan Schwartz
on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 7:33 am
As with everything else you post, Michel, what you said is factually inaccurate. It is true that obesity significantly increases your risk of dying, but it is not an overwhelming majority that die because of obesity. https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/obesity-and-covid-19.html.
It is notable though that more Republicans than Democrats are obese,
Stop trying to use SR to promulgate your rightwing disinformation.
Rev. Dean
on Friday, September 24, 2021 at 12:41 pm
I think the new varieties of the virus are hurting our fight against the virus.
COVID death cult! What nonsense.
The overwhelming majority of those who suffer and die from COVID are obese and in poor health. The overwhelming majority of healthy individuals have a minor flu-like illness, recover, and develop a robust antibody response.The real death cult are the obese and those who have failed to take care of their health.
As with everything else you post, Michel, what you said is factually inaccurate. It is true that obesity significantly increases your risk of dying, but it is not an overwhelming majority that die because of obesity. https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/obesity-and-covid-19.html.
It is notable though that more Republicans than Democrats are obese,
Stop trying to use SR to promulgate your rightwing disinformation.
I think the new varieties of the virus are hurting our fight against the virus.