laroche who said vaccination just isn t for her? . i didn t want to be vaccinated. reporter: do you think you ll get vaccinated after this? . no. reporter: why? . i should be okay now. reporter: you think? . yeah. reporter: the sickness, death, and seemingly endless suffering taking its toll on those who come to work every day to save lives at lansing s sparrow health. . the other day i had my first panic attack. i didn t know what it was. i m a nurse. say should know these things. i couldn t get out of the car. i m like what is going on? and it was a full-on i said oh, my gosh, i m having a panic attack. reporter: stress, tension, anxiety on the face and in the lives of every health care worker here. . i ve gone home a few days and had days where i just cry. as a mom it s really hard because my kids are challenged to see that. so i have to put on a brave
in the upper 60s, lower 70s. oh, dear. that s very low. yeah. what does it feel like? feels like a wreck. reporter: unvaccinated, this is the 66-year-old s second bout of covid-19. whatever natural im[ music playing ]ty im[ music playing ]ty he had. this was worst than first? yeah. the first one was bad. reporter: didn t help. would you encourage others to get vaccinate snd. yes. how bad is covid? it s terrible. you don t want it. reporter: still, there are those like 62-year-old debra in the covid unit for a week now who says vaccination just isn t for her. i didn t want to be vaccinated. you did not want to be. do you think you ll get vaccinated after this? no. why? i should be okay now. you think in.
my oxygen numbers were down, in the upper 60s, low 70s. reporter: oh, dear, that s very low. yeah. reporter: what does it feel like? it feels like a wreck. reporter: unvaccinated. this is the 66-year-old s second bout of covid-19. whatever natural immunity he had. it s my second round of this is way worse. reporter: and this is worse than the first? the first one was bad. reporter: it didn t help. his message now would you encourage others to get vaccinated now, though? yes. reporter: how important it is? how bad is covid? it s terrible. you don t want it. reporter: still, there are those like 62-year-old deborah laroche, in the covid unit for a week now who says vaccination just isn t for her. i didn t want to be vaccinated. you did not want to be vaccinated? no. reporter: you think you ll get vaccinated after this? no. reporter: why?