Many healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients exhibit at least one PTSD symptom, study says
Nurses and healthcare workers on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic are not just facing added stress. A new study shows these workers are facing trauma and many are already exhibiting at least one symptom of post traumatic stress disorder.
By: TMJ4 Staff
and last updated 2021-02-05 14:36:22-05
MILWAUKEE Nurses and healthcare workers helping treat coronavirus patients are not just facing added stress. A new study shows those workers are facing trauma and many are already exhibiting at least one symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder.
About 70 per cent to 85 per cent of the US population should be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before the country can begin to return to a sense of normalcy, top infectious diseases expert Dr Anthony Fauci says.
So far, less than 2 per cent of Americans have received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to data from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
Across the US, nearly 34 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered, with more than 27 million people having received at least one dose - or just over 8 per cent of the population. About 6.4 million people have received both doses, the CDC data shows.
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FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2021, file photo, transporters Miguel Lopez, right, Noe Meza prepare to move a body of a COVID-19 victim to a morgue at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles. The deadliest month of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. drew to a close with certain signs of progress: COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are trending downward, while vaccinations are picking up speed. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) February 01, 2021 - 12:40 PM
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The deadliest month yet of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. drew to a close with certain signs of progress: COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are plummeting, while vaccinations are picking up speed.