Another round for frontline workers and, for them, it seems COVID-19 will never end Published: Updated: Frontline workers facing second round of burn out from latest COVID-19 surge MIAMI, Fla. – The surge of the new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations is adding extra weight to already overworked frontline healthcare workers. And, it only seems to be getting worse. The president of the union that represents Jackson Healthcare workers said that medical professionals are exhausted, heartbroken and frustrated because they believe that the new surge could have been prevented. “You know, more than 95 percent of COVID-19 patients at Jackson are unvaccinated. It feels like the rug has been pulled out from under us,” said Martha Baker. “It’s the added frustration of, ‘You could have gotten the shot. Why didn’t you?’ This is crazy,” Baker said.