Des Moiens Register, 9/9/2021
Last Friday, all 36 of Methodist's ICU beds were full. Nine of those patients had active COVID-19 cases. Several more were still fighting off the effects of COVID, even though their bodies had cleared the virus.
Iowa Methodist staffers say they still receive private thanks from many patients and families, but they also regularly face frustration and anger from others.
People become upset when they have to sit for hours in waiting rooms because of the rush of patients and a shortage of staff. Conspiracy theorists accuse doctors and nurses of lying about the coronavirus. Hundreds of thousands of Iowans have declined to be vaccinated against the virus, and they now represent most of the people being hospitalized for COVID.
Some patients still don’t grasp how serious the situation is, even after they’re hospitalized with severe COVID symptoms, Schiefert said.
“After you tell them they’re positive, they’re still doubtful. They’re like, ‘That can’t be! How could I have gotten this?’” she said. “As a health care worker, you do feel defeated."
Original 2/8/2021 post, "It's only February, but Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds puts herself at head of the pack for COVIDIOT OF THE YEAR honors", starts here
Just in time for SUPER SPREADER SUNDAY!!
Starting Sunday, Iowa residents will no longer be required to wear masks. Reynolds' previous order, which was put into place last November, required individuals to wear masks when indoors in a public space and within six feet of individuals who are not part of their household.
Kim remains a dumpster fire of Trump sycophancy
Des Moines Register, 12/13/2020
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