Sad COVIDiocy: Unvaxxed Man Survived 169 Hospitals Rejections, Travelled 1200 Miles for Treatment, Now Pro-Vax

It's the unvaxxed's stubborn selfishness that's keeping COVID around because they refuse to be vaccinated. 

One Florida family found out the hard way: they believed everything had returned to normal, so they did NOT get vaxxed and gathered for July 4th... and they got infected HARD. Lots of family members tested positive for COVID. Some got really sick. 

COVID hit the man so hard, he had to be put on life support, aka an ECMO machine, that does the heart pumping and lung breathing for you. Except there isn't one anywhere near him. This is very dire. Most COVID patients who got intubated this way did not survive. She called 169 hospitals in 3 states. but NONE had an ECMO machine available (being used by prior COVID patients). Lung transplant is even less likely as there's a HUGE waiting list (again, due to COVID). The doctors basically told her that there's nothing to be done. 

Until a doctor in Connecticut, 1200 miles away, with the concurrence of the hospital board, offered up a bed with ECMO support available. 

So her husband made the journey on a special medical transport plane. Then he got on the ECMO machine for 22 days before doctors declared his heart and lungs are healthy enough to support him. During the ordeal, he lost 50 pounds, and the former burly construction worker that went to the gym daily now struggles to stand up. He will need extensive physical therapy to recover. 

But he has made a declaration: ALL visitors, family or not, have to be vaccinated. 

He's not taking ANY chances. 

And can you imagine how much this all costs? 22 days on full life support (figure 5K to 10K a day, probably more since this guy was at death's door), special medical transport plane, physical therapy for weeks if not months, and probably a couple days in ICU. 

And to think all this could have been prevented with two jabs, that are FREE. 

And his extended family and friends certainly got the message, esp. when they realized their "vaccine skeptic" beliefs are irrational. If you are unvaxxed, you can pick up COVID, and even if you only suffer a little, you can pass it on to others... and they may not be so lucky like the guy above, yanked back from death's door. 

So don't be a COVIDiot. Get vaccinated. 

It's not about you, but people around you.