The number of influenza, COVID-19 and RSV cases continues to climb in San Diego County, but local hospitals Monday clarified that they are not seeing a massive spike in hospitalizations or being forced to use overflow tents as triage.
Why some San Diego County healthcare workers declined the vaccine
Available data suggests low refusal rates
Health experts in San Diego County cautioned that refusal data is often more complex than it appears.
and last updated 2021-01-15 21:22:47-05
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) â In some pockets of the country, large numbers of healthcare workers have turned down the COVID-19 vaccine, raising concerns about the rollout and the prospect of vaccine hesitancy.
However, in San Diego County, the available data suggests low refusal rates among frontline healthcare workers, although in some cases healthcare providers are collecting their numbers in a way that make them difficult to assess.
Southern California hospitals short on beds, ventilators, and staff
and last updated 2020-12-18 21:12:53-05
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) â Hospital beds are filling up quickly with available capacity at zero in Southern California.
ICE Nurse Peter Sidhu is overwhelmed. The Los Angeles County RN says their hospitals are on the brink of their limits.
âWeâre having an influx of patients like Iâve never seen before,â said Sidhu. âWeâre running out of space. Weâre converting any and every room into a patient room.â
He feels more protected after getting the vaccine Thursday but says being short-staffed is a whole other threat. Sidhu also serves as treasurer for the UNAC/UHCP nurses union. He says hospitals have been facing systemic nursing shortages since the early 2000s.