 So, I know that by now you've heard anti-vaxxers say, it's my body, therefore it's my choice. So if I don't want to get the vaccine, then that shouldn't be any of your concern. And it's interesting that they make this argument because it's not necessarily applicable as it relates to global pandemics with viruses that are highly transmissible and are airborne. So that argument doesn't actually hold water during these times. But one man posted a TikTok video that has since gone viral explaining how you making that choice actually doesn't just affect you. It actually has a real world impact on other people who are also suffering who need medical care. Take a look. Hey folks, how you doing? I just got a quick question about this whole COVID not getting vaccinated and running to the fucking hospital once you get the virus fucking deal because this shit is out of fucking control. All right. And I'm gonna give you a quick story on why I think it's out of fucking control. Last week I had to bring my wife into the hospital. She has stage four breast cancer. She was dealing with some symptoms and I had to bring her in to get some fluid drain. She was having some pain, blah, blah, blah. She was in there for two days. On the third day, she honestly should have stayed one more day, maybe two more days, okay? But on the third day, instead of draining her fluid and what they wanted to do, they had to diss, they told us that she had to be discharged because they had no room left in the hospital because of COVID. Here's my question. Why 99% of everybody that's in the hospital with COVID right now is unvaccinated, okay? If you really fucking believe that COVID's not real and you really believe that it's not a big deal and you really believe that we don't, that you don't need to get the vaccine, that is your fucking right, okay? I'm not gonna argue with you about that. What I am gonna argue with about is you running to the fucking hospital once you get the virus. If you don't trust the medical field to prevent you from getting it, why do you trust them to cure you from it? Why do you run to the fucking hospital? If you really believe that COVID's not a big deal and it's not this, that, the other and you don't get the vaccine because stick to your fucking guns and keep your motherfucking ass at home. Stop running to the hospital, putting everybody else at fucking risk and, in turn, the collateral damages. People like my wife who actually need medical fucking help for a chronic fucking disease get kicked out of the hospital because your dumb ass is too stupid to go get a fucking vet vaccine shot. Keep your ass at home. If you really believe COVID's not a big deal, prove it. Stick to your fucking guns, keep your ass at home and fucking deal with it. Look, that is incredibly sad and it shows you that people who choose to not get vaccinated because they are stubborn or they're uneducated or misinformed, it doesn't necessarily matter but they need to know that their refusal to take the vaccine is leading to hospitals across the country getting overrun to the point where their actions or inaction more specifically is affecting other people's health and well-being. And it's not just more serious issues like his wife has stage four breast cancer. My mom was supposed to have surgery but because Portland hospitals are overrun, ICU beds are at nearly full capacity. Last time I checked it was 92 to 96 percent. We're going to cite that article here in a minute. But people, their own health is being disrupted because of the prevalence of COVID-19 and the Delta variant. And this is an issue across the country. So as Bloomberg reports, hospitals across the United States are running low on ICU beds. Across the country, officials reported alarmingly small numbers of open intensive care beds. In just one state, they could be counted with fingers. Eight, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced. We saw the largest single day increase in hospitalizations and have eclipsed our previous high of COVID hospitalizations he wrote in a tweet. In Texas, where only half the population is vaccinated, Governor Greg Abbott on Monday asked hospitals to postpone surgeries and ordered the health department to seek help from doctors and nurses from other states. The governor, a Republican, didn't lift his order banning government entities from requiring masks and social distancing. In Florida, adult intensive care unit occupancy has soared to 5,804. That's a more than seven-fold increase just since mid-July, with some hospitals converting conference rooms and cafeterias into patient areas. Florida has an overall vaccination rate close to the national average, though some counties resemble the laggard deep south. Now I heard from a friend in Louisiana that talked about how bad the situation is as it relates to hospitals being overrun with COVID-19 patients and in Mississippi. And PR reports that their entire hospital system could collapse by the end of this week. I repeat, their entire hospital system could collapse because they're getting overrun with COVID-19 patients. And in my home state of Oregon, the governor actually had descended in the National Guard because hospitals are indeed reaching full capacity, 92 to 96 percent depending on the hospital as I stated earlier. And this is an issue because as Governor Kate Brown points out, quote, when our hospitals are full of COVID-19 patients, there may not be room for someone needing care after a car crash, a heart attack or other emergency situations. And the worst part about all of this, again, is the fact that this was all preventable. The COVID-19 vaccines are very effective at preventing severe COVID-19 illnesses. So all of this suffering, all of this death could have been stopped or at least minimized drastically had people gotten the COVID-19 vaccine. But not everyone is eligible to get vaccinated. Kids under 12 years old cannot get vaccinated. And as USA Today reports, pediatric hospitals are filling with coronavirus patients as schools start opening amid the latest surge in infections. This one driven by the highly contagious Delta variant. Children's hospitals in Tennessee will be full by the end of this week. The State Health Department projected the 94 children admitted to Florida's Wolfson Children's Hospital in July was more than four times the number admitted in June. Schools are allowing students maskless or with masks back into the classroom. And some schools are closing as soon as they're opening their doors. A district in Mississippi reported 114 COVID-19 positive students for the week of July 24th through the 30th and 608 students under quarantine pushing two high schools and a middle school to virtual learning until August 16th. Children in one pre-K classroom in Georgia were sent home Thursday following possible contact with a person in school who had tested positive. Another school in Tennessee delayed the school year start date by one week because of a number of COVID-19 cases among staff. And that story is now more than a week old. So the situation has since gotten even worse. So this is tragic. I don't know what else to say. It's a very, very sad situation. And what makes matters worse is knowing that all of this was preventable. When it comes to children, they can't get vaccinated yet, right? But adults, if you are eligible and you want to be responsible and you haven't been vaccinated yet, understand that your decision to not get vaccinated. Could lead to other people suffering. It's not my body, my choice. This is a public health crisis. The health of the community affects everyone around you, right? It affects you, your health affects your community, your community's health affects you. So everyone needs to do their part. Everyone needs to get vaccinated if they are eligible, because all of this suffering, hospitals reaching full capacity, it's something that doesn't need to happen in 2021 with modern medicine, with highly effective, safe vaccines.