'We are still seeing COVID patients that are very, very ill.'
The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that 50.8% of the total U.S. population has received at least one dose of the vaccine and 41% are fully vaccinated.
Reflecting over the past 14 months, Chelf said in her video diary that it has been a long road and that with each passing day the profile of those badly in need of care has also changed from what she saw at the height of the pandemic when her unit was filled with mostly elderly patients. She said one of the toughest things she has faced as a lifesaver is comforting dying people who were isolated from their loved ones.
Chelf said that prior to the pandemic, nurses like her were used to seeing patients die in the critical care unit.
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