Tennessee

Tanuki

(15,248 posts) Tue Jul 20, 2021, 05:23 PM Jul 2021

Almost all Vanderbilt ICU covid pts. are unvaccinated, from rural counties

https://www.wkrn.com/news/tennessee-politics/almost-all-vanderbilt-icu-covid-patients-are-unvaccinated-from-rural-counties/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

"Cases, deaths and hospitalizations are rising in Tennessee as the Delta Covid-19 strain threatens the state.

The state’s largest hospital is seeing an uptick in intensive care unit patients.
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"Almost all the patients that get admitted to the hospital and admitted to me in the intensive care unit are unvaccinated patients,” Dr. Rice said.

Some younger people are becoming sicker with Covid-19 in Tennessee.
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“Most of our patients who are being admitted now are not from Davidson or Williamson Counties,” Rice said. “They’re from outlying rural counties, which tend to have lower vaccination rates.”...(more)

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Almost all Vanderbilt ICU covid pts. are unvaccinated, from rural counties (Original Post) Tanuki Jul 2021 OP

Of course I'm not glad to hear this, but I am glad to hear that the vaccines are giving Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #1

Some Republicans have a common trait: they can't manage to rouse any sympathy for Cousin Dupree Jul 2021 #2

Scrivener7

(52,391 posts)

1. Of course I'm not glad to hear this, but I am glad to hear that the vaccines are giving

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Tue Jul 20, 2021, 05:34 PM

Jul 2021

great protection in the USA.

When other countries were dealing with Delta before it came here, there were conflicting reports.

This is terrible, but it is also a relief.

Cousin Dupree

(1,866 posts)

2. Some Republicans have a common trait: they can't manage to rouse any sympathy for

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Tue Jul 20, 2021, 05:47 PM

Jul 2021

other peoples’ plight unless it happens to them. Maybe getting sick will get their attention.

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