CNN’s Dr. Leana Wen: One of the Things We Should Be Doing to Prevent Hospitals from Getting Overwhelmed Is Getting Updated Covid Shot

SANCHEZ Dr Wen hospital ░░░░░░░░ for kids are nearly ░░░░░░░░ in some parts of ░░░░░░░░ country How do you ░░░░░░░░ that the health systems ░░░░░░░░ going to cope if ░░░░░░░░ trend continues WEN Last ░░░░░░░░ at this time we ░░░░░░░░ seeing something similar except ░░░░░░░░ was actually worse already ░░░░░░░░ the end of November ░░░░░░░░ heads of children s ░░░░░░░░ were calling on the ░░░░░░░░ Administration to declare a ░░░░░░░░ of emergency because of ░░░░░░░░ terrible that situation was ░░░░░░░░ then back during the ░░░░░░░░ of Omicron beds were ░░░░░░░░ full So we re ░░░░░░░░ something not unlike what ░░░░░░░░ saw in previous years ░░░░░░░░ the numbers are not ░░░░░░░░ bad yet as in ░░░░░░░░ previous two seasons and ░░░░░░░░ know that the hospitals ░░░░░░░░ all getting their preparedness ░░░░░░░░ ready to try to ░░░░░░░░ capacity But I would ░░░░░░░░ that also puts the ░░░░░░░░ on us as well ░░░░░░░░ individuals because so many ░░░░░░░░ who have not yet ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated for example are ░░░░░░░░ to do so The ░░░░░░░░ rates for the flu ░░░░░░░░ well behind what they ░░░░░░░░ last year And when ░░░░░░░░ look at the updated ░░░░░░░░ shot only about a ░░░░░░░░ of people 65 and ░░░░░░░░ have gotten that vaccine ░░░░░░░░ includes nursing home residents ░░░░░░░░ about a third have ░░░░░░░░ the updated Covid shot ░░░░░░░░ there is a lot ░░░░░░░░ we as individuals can ░░░░░░░░ doing to try to ░░░░░░░░ hospitals from getting overwhelmed ░░░░░░░░ well SANCHEZ Important to ░░░░░░░░ yourself especially when so ░░░░░░░░ people are sick Dr ░░░░░░░░ Wen thank you so ░░░░░░░░ WEN: “Thank you.”