COVIDiocy Turnaround: Epiphany for COVID Survivor Who Almost Killed His Mother With COVID

Unvaccinated COVID-denier and ex-councilor in Ireland Andrew Girvin caught COVID in August 2021 and so did 19 of his family members. Both he and his mother had to be put on ventilators. His survival was 50/50, according to doctors. And he was sure his mother caught the virus from him. 

Talking on BBC Radio Ulster, he recounted how his symptoms just got worse and worse and his wife had to call for an ambulance. He was wheeled out of the house on oxygen, barely able to move, and wondered if he will ever see his children again. 

He believes now EVERYONE should take the COVID vaccine. He had a lot of time reflecting on his actions and decisions, with both his and his mum's mortality in question. And he saw that his procrastination, and his trying to straddle both sides that lead to his present situation. And he's telling his story. If his story can save one life, that'd be worth it, even with any "hate that goes along with it". 

Don't be a COVIDiot like Andrew WAS. He learned his lesson, and it was a VERY harsh one, at great cost. 

And you can avoid paying that cost by getting #vaxxed now. Do it for your family and your children. 

More COVIDiocy: It's the Unvaccinated That's Holding Up the Recovery, and Numbers Prove It

My theory: the primary reason the US economy is suffering and we are not going back to normal is the unvaccinated population. 

Why? Let me lay it out for you. 

A) Cost

It costs at least $20000 to treat each COVID patient in a hospital. Studies show anywhere from just over $20000 to over $24000. And that's not counting any ventilator use. That's a fact. 

B) COVID Vaccine Prevents Hospitalization

Researchers found that vaccines are 92-95% effective at preventing hospitalizations among those who have been vaccinated. 

To project from this, most people in hospitals with COVID are unvaccinated. Indeed, this is verified through various news reports. And the percentage is around 90%. That's right, 90% of COVID cases in hospitals can be prevented. 

So what happens when you combine these two facts? 

The Math Adds Up

Let's do a bit of rounding DOWN. Let's say 84% of unvaccinated hospitalizations for COVID that were preventable. (Read this link to understand how the number was chosen)

Care to guess how many people that would be for the US that would be, from June to August 2021? 

About 287000 people. 

At $20000 each, that's 5.7 BILLION DOLLARS. 

US could have saved $5.7 BILLION dollars if everyone got vaccinated,
according to Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker.

And that's NOT counting ancillary benefits, like very few children have to die from COVID, nobody has to be turned away from ICU because ICU was full, nobody would be overdosing from Ivermectin... 

The sooner the pandemic runs out of victims, whether through death or vaccination, the sooner pandemic will end. That is obvious. 

And it's the unvaccinated who does NOT want to return to normal, despite their rhetoric. They are holding up the recovery, more interested in their "freedom" than doing the right thing. They only want to focus on "you can't tell me what to do!"  

The unvaccianted are COVIDiots. 

Don't be COVIDiots like them.