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Infected. alabama, the state with the lowest vaccination rate, has run out of icu beds due to the surge in coronavirus infections in the state. the alabama hospital association said there were 29 people in the state on wednesday being forced to wait in emergency rooms for an open icu bed. the mississippi department of health says there s only seven icu beds available in the state and 96 patients need them. yesterday the biden administration announced continued effectiveness of the vaccines will now depend on getting a third booster shot for the moderna and pfizer vaccine. there is no guidance yet on a booster shot for the recipients of the johnson & johnson single-dose vaccine. joining us now is dr. michael mina, epidemiologist with the harvard school of public health. dr. minna, thank you very much for joining us tonight. the issue on the vaccine booster shot raises the question of just ....
Running out of nursing staff in e.r.s, icus and operating rooms. this pace is simply not sstainable. we will not have enough hospital space. we will not have enough nursing staff. reporter: 1,500 covid patients now streaming into hospitals, but the state tonight has just 368 icu beds available. covid patients like tim cotto have been waiting for days for an open icu bed. the nurse comes running out that he d gotten a bed in new mexico. we were so excited, and we celebrated, but unfortunately, since then, my husband has taken a turn for the worse and he desperately needs an icu bed in the houston area. reporter: tonight, he s finally in an icu bed in critical condition. the governor of texas, who has fought against mask mandates, is now asking for medical help from outside the state. he s asking hospitals to put unnecessary surgeries on hold. tonight, as the governor now begs for help, cities like nd s ....
reporter: that crash of covid patients has logjammed ambulances at e.r.s, some waiting as long as eight hours to get patients admitted, others turned away. i ve never heard of emergency departments literally refusing to accept ambulance patients, saying, we have no more room, go somewhere else. reporter: tonight, a record 128,000 patients in hospitals, with a 26% spike in the last month. arizona with the highest rate of infections in the country. patients driving as far as six hours to find an open icu bed. i consider myself lucky that they just have me on oxygen. reporter: tonight, that vaccine rollout continues to sputter. in palm beach, florida, this line for seniors stretching for hours, just to schedule an appointment. and in daytona beach, seniors waiting overnight. it is a combination of difficult, frustrating and rewarding, if you get it. reporter: about 4.5 million vaccinations administered, not even a quarter of the goal of 20 million. vaccine reluctance remains ....