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High Point woman hospitalized with COVID-19 regrets not getting vaccinated

High Point woman hospitalized with COVID-19 regrets not getting vaccinated
YEAR. THE PHUS TO GET MORE PEOPLE VACCINATED CONTINUES WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERSOW N DOING MORE THAN JUST RECOMMENDING THAT PEOPLE GET THEIR SHOT TODAY WAKE FOREST BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER SHARED THE SRYTO OF ONE OF ITS RECENTLY RELEASED COVID-19 PATIENTS AND BILL O’NEIL SPOKE WITH THAT SURVIVOR TO SHARE HER MESSAGE TO OTHERS WHO ARE HESITANT ABOUT GETTING THE VACCINE. THIS IS STORY A RIGHT A 39 YEAR OLD UNVACCITENAD WOMAN WHO BECAME VERY ILL WITH THE VIRUS NOW WISHES. SHE HAD GOTTEN HER SHOT. I DIDN’T THINK IT WOULD BE THIS. HAS AND KATRINA WILSON WAS DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19 ONHE T 17TH OF JULY A WEEK AGO SATURDAY IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT DURING A ZOOINM TERVIEW TODAY A MEMBER OF THE WAKE FOREST SFFTA ASKED WHY SHE NEVER GOT THE VACCINE. OH SCARED TO GET VACCINATED BECAUSE OVERALL THE NEGATES OH THE NEGATIVE AROUND IT IS WILSON TELLS WAKE FOREST. SHE THOUGHT HER AGE WOULD PROTECT HER FROM THE VIRUS AND WISHES NOW THAT SHE COULD GO BACK IN TIME AND GET THE VACCINE. SO WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF THEM A LOT OF PATIESNT LIKE MISS WILSON, DR. KINSHA SSAY THE NUMBER OF COVID PATIENTS AS RISEN SHARPLY IN RECENT WEEKS ALL SHARING TWO THINGS IN COMMON. WE ARE SEEING SO MANY. YOGUN PEOPLE LIKE MISS WILSON WHO IS HERE TODAY AND ALMOST ALL OF THEM, YOU KNOW WEER UNVACCINATED DR. SEUSS’S PATIENTS EXPERIENCE SHORTNESS OF BREATH WEAKNESS AND SHARE ONE OF THE THING IN COMMON IF THEY COULD GO BACK INIM TE AND CHANGE THEIR MIND OR CHANGE THE DECISION FOR THEM TO GET VACCINATED AND I CANTNO REMEMBER ANYBODY WHO WAS MORE THAN 40 YEARS OLD SO FAR. DR. SHAW SAYS THATIS H TEAM HAS SEEN ONLY UNVACCINATED COVID-19 PATIENTS RECENTLY SMS WILSON. SHE TELLS WAKE FOREST THAT AS SOON AS HER DOCTOR GESIV HER THE OKAY SHE PLANS TO SIGN. FOR A VACC
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High Point woman hospitalized with COVID-19 regrets not getting vaccinated
The push to get more people vaccinated continues with healthcare providers now doing more than just recommending people get their shot. On Tuesday, Wake Forest Baptist Health shared the story of one of its recently released coronavirus patients.39-year-old Eketrina Wilson was diagnosed with COVID-19 on July 17. Two days later, she ended up in the ICU and spent five days in the hospital."I didn't think it would be this bad," Wilson said.She shared her regret Tuesday during a Zoom interview with Wake Forest Baptist Health.Wilson said she thought her age would protect her from COVID-19 and wishes she could go back in time and get the vaccine.Dr. Kinchit Shah with Wake forest Baptist Health said the number of coronavirus patients he has seen has risen sharply in recent weeks, with all patients sharing two things in common: they are younger than 40 and are unvaccinated. Wilson said as soon as she gets approval from her doctor, she plans to get a COVID-19 vaccine.To find a vaccination site in North Carolina, click here.

The push to get more people vaccinated continues with healthcare providers now doing more than just recommending people get their shot.

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On Tuesday, Wake Forest Baptist Health shared the story of one of its recently released coronavirus patients.

39-year-old Eketrina Wilson was diagnosed with COVID-19 on July 17. Two days later, she ended up in the ICU and spent five days in the hospital.

"I didn't think it would be this bad," Wilson said.

She shared her regret Tuesday during a Zoom interview with Wake Forest Baptist Health.

Wilson said she thought her age would protect her from COVID-19 and wishes she could go back in time and get the vaccine.

Dr. Kinchit Shah with Wake forest Baptist Health said the number of coronavirus patients he has seen has risen sharply in recent weeks, with all patients sharing two things in common: they are younger than 40 and are unvaccinated.

Wilson said as soon as she gets approval from her doctor, she plans to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

To find a vaccination site in North Carolina, click here.