already. geez, louise! reporter: nationwide cases are 60% lower than at january s peak, but weekly cases among children are still over 100,000 and are about 400% higher than this time last year. i am fully confident tha wi be e kid s n school, particularly in schools that have high vaccination rates my worry is that we re not quite there yet. reporter: pandemic fatigue and frustration isn t just impacting schools. it s hitting hospitals, too. every day i read about reports in which my staff are either verbally or physically abused. reporter: at this hospital in georgia, dr. gregory evans says with each wave of covid, there s also a flood of aggression. what are those verbal attacks look like? accusations why we aren t giving certain medications that they may have researched on the internet. reporter: dr. lily henson says when hospitals are full of patients that don t trust science, it s a dagger to moral. we get this threat that says,
they may have researched on the internet. reporter: how has social media and the spread of misinformation about covid played into everything that you re going through? you re laughing? yeah, it s a sad laugh. you know, social media is a blessing and it s a curse. day in and day out, they ask for these therapies that have not been shown to be effective. reporter: dr. henson says when hospitals are full of patients that don t trust science, it s a dagger to moral. we get this threat that says , you know, if my loved oneidize, that s your fault. that s really heartbreaking. reporter: what about people who have large followings who are promoting the spread of misinformation? what would you say to them? i would say that they have on their conscience the lives of these patients. reporter: elise preston, cbs news, stockbridge, georgia. cordes: still ahead on the cbs weekend news, a good samaritan rescues two children from a burning apartment and all of it is caught on came
at piedmont henry hospital south of atlanta, that s all changed says dr. lily henson. we ve ensured that we have public safety officers throughout the hospital. reporter: does it anger you that this is happening to your staff members? absolutely. my staff are my family. and the idea that they re not appreciated for the great work that they re doing really breaks my heart. reporter: just 47% of henry county residents are fully vaccinated. 64% are fully vaccinated nationwide. there s a widespread perception in our community that covid is a hoax. reporter: healthcare workers here say with each covid wave, there s a flood of aggression. it s a difficult situation comely and tactfully to try to get someone to calm down. it s not uncommon to have a very. emotionally tense conversation with families. reporter: what are those verbal attacks look like? accusations why we aren t giving certain medications that
A hospital near Atlanta said its health care workers have been threatened by patients and families who want treatments that have not proven to be effective against COVID.