6 states account for more than half of the country’s recent Covid hospitalizations.
in the state, she said, and 88 percent of Covid patients who are on a ventilator are unvaccinated. More than 70 percent Michiganders age 16 and older have had at least one shot of a Covid vaccine, she said.
"We've been doing this for so long," he said."It does get tiring to the nurses, the doctors, everybody when we see this huge number of patients that are all coming in that are not vaccinated."He said the system's network of hospitals and outpatient sites is prepared for a potential surge in patients this winter; they've gathered enough personal protective equipment and have mandated Covid vaccinations for the entire staff.
As in Michigan, the vast majority of hospitalized patients in Ohio are unvaccinated, Vanderhoff said.State officials continue to urge people to get vaccinated. Doing so would help hospitals in the state as they face staffing challenges.
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