‘It is very difficult; it’s very exhausting ‘

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – Warworn nurses want unvaccinated and masked opponents to reconsider their positions, as younger COVID-19 patients die in Broward County.

The most infectious Delta variant leads to increased transmissibility, even in some vaccinated individuals. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that advanced infections completely vaccinated with Delta can spread the virus, but it appears to be spreading for a shorter time.

Hospitalizations have been higher among the unvaccinated. For Lotta Siegel, the director of critical care nursing and cardiovascular institute at Memorial Hospital West, who was concerned about the continued increase in hospitalizations in Broward County felt like riding a terrifying roller coaster.

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“When we were in June, we celebrated that we didn’t have patients with ICU COVID on a Friday, and it was the first time we didn’t have any during the entire pandemic, and then on July 4,” Siegel said Monday.

By mid-August, the Memorial Healthcare System peaked with 738 patients with COVID. Most COVID-19 patients with MHS did not have the protection of any of the three free COVID vaccines available in the US.

During the week of August 19, Pembroke Pines West Memorial Hospital had 63 ICU beds occupied, Hollywood Regional Memorial Hospital had 110, Miramar Hospital had 33, and Pembroke Hospital had 24. , according to the US department. Health and human services.

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Most COVID patients in the new Memorial health system have been much younger during this recent rise in cases. From July 1 to August 26, about 70% were between 18 and 65 years old.

“Before July, we had seen a reduction in deaths from COVID and, since July, it has increased every week,” Siegel said. “It’s very difficult. It’s very exhausting.”

The COVID vaccine remains the best weapon against COVID and misinformation contributes to the tragedy. He said patients in death beds have been skeptical about his prognosis.

“Disbelief: ‘No one dies of COVID!’ I get it a lot, ”said Siegel.

Memorial Healthcare System reported that 13 patients with COVID died in June, 106 in July and so far this month 121.

Siegel said some of the most difficult calls have been when she has had to notify grandparents that her adult children have survived.

“They are watching their grandchildren and we gave them the news that this child’s parents have not succeeded,” said Siegel, who added: “We just want people to survive, unfortunately, this pandemic has a negative result in moments of complete purpose “. and death “.

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According to the CDC, the COVID positivity rate from August 23-29 in Broward County was 17.25%, so transmissibility remains high. The official CDC COVID figure in Florida is close to 45,000, including more than 3,000 in Broward.

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