Quote Originally Posted by Lloyd Braun View Post
I can’t speak for everybody’s burn out but I can for myself and those around me, and I feel is a fair representation of most healthcare providers. The burnout we are experiencing is not just from being overworked due to inadequate staffing. The only exception to this might be the emergency departments as they are understaffed and have no control over their volume. Burn out comes from doing the same thing over and over again and not seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. It is extremely discouraging to do your best to encourage patients to get vaccinated, stay home when they’re sick, etc. only to see it get worse. Healthcare providers help people every day that fail to help themselves. That’s part of the job, taking care of smokers, non-compliant diabetics, the list goes on. The difference is those people do not cause such an impediment on everyone else’s health care. We aren’t canceling surgeries because we don’t have a bed because the smoker with lung cancer or heart disease needs admission. People are hesitant to go to the hospital to see care because they know it’s a nightmare there. This could have been prevented by everyone getting vaccinated. I’m not saying everyone should be mandated to be vaccinated but once their poor decisions affect the health of others it is incredibly frustrating to see. Empathy goes out the window… hence, burnout. Job satisfaction goes way down so people quit. I know more nurses that have quit because they don’t enjoy their job than those that quit due to vaccine mandate and it’s not close. The cherry on top is that people seem to feel very entitled these days in every aspect. That’s a whole other ball of wax.

The hospitalization rates for covid currently in northern Ohio are so high it’s worse than it has ever been. The current ratio of unvaccinated to vaccinated hospitalizations is about 2:1 (67% unvaccinated, 33% vaccinated). 2 months ago ir was 85/15ish. Those numbers are getting closer to each other as time goes on because there are more breakthrough cases the farther out we get from when most people got the first two shots. The urgency to get a booster is very low because apparently the CDC is afraid to change the definition of “fully vaccinated“. I get it, once they make that change they will again have to hear how they are moving goalposts yada yada yada.
Can't people just keep their distance? I see 20-30, 000 people yelling and screaming at outdoor sports events and I do not see a massive rise in any deaths. If you are over 60, take precautions.
I think there is a pill to take orally now that is a game changer. Next year this time, life on this continent will be "normal" pre Covid.