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Them. i wouldn t wish this on anybody. reporter: she was infected just after christmas. it sound like you were scared to take the vaccine. yeah, i was. everyone kept telling me not to. reporter: what do you want those people to know now? take the vaccine. it s very, very important. reporter: only 53% of the population here is vaccinated, and statewide, hospitalizationss are at an all-time high. do you blame the low vaccination rates for all of these full rooms? yes. reporter: nurse kristin sollars said she s seen so much heartbreak and she s had enough. it s devastating for us, and we re carrying it home for us, and we re sitting in our nursing station talking about how we re all going to need therapy for the next decade to handle this. and it didn t have to be like this. reporter: moments after we left pamela s room, dr. schlachter went back with a message. your willingness to talk today. yes. is going to save people s lives. people s lives. thank god, yes. ....
Well, tonight, a covid vaccine reversal from starbucks. the coffee giant won t require its 350,000 workers to be vaccinated after a supreme court ruling said large businesses don t need to. it is a contentious issue, especially in places where covid cases are skyrocketing. cbs carter evans reports from missouri, a state with one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. can you open your eyes for me? reporter: at st. luke s hospital in kansas, dr. andrew schlachter has been on the covid front lines from the start. is this busier than the beginning of the pandemic? most certainly. covid has completely fractured our lives, our personal and our professional lives. our i.c.u.s are jam packed. the healthcare system i think in general is bedlamb. reporter: since early december, cases here have nearly tripled. out of 286 covid patients, just 15 are vaccinated. pamela maples is not one of ....