on the edge of a winter freefall. long lines at testing centers across the country, families hoping for negative test result a head of the holidays. health officials pleading with the public. for the unvaccinated, we are looking at a winter of severe illness and death for yourselves asks and your families and the hospitals that you will overwhelm. with cases up over the last two weeks and deaths 1300 a day, hospitals are bracing for a hard winter. there s a lot of death and sadness and feelings of anxiety in that unit every single day. 18 states reporting a 5% spike in hospital admissions over the past week alone. emergency rooms from the midwest to the northeast filling up. i think we should be prepared for a very significant amount of cases and hospital jagzs that is at the level that we ve seen