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Readers discuss the strain Covid puts on hospitals. Also: Calling for a carbon tax; how overturning Roe could backfire; writing “real” letters.

. the omicron variant is gaining momentum. it has reached at least 25 u.s. states so far. some studies show it might be able to outcompete the delta variant which has been driving a surge in covid cases across the country. an average of over 1,200 americans have died per day over the past week with an average of 120,000 daily cases. hospitals across the u.s. are being flooded with covid patients. the state of michigan is among the hardest hit. nearly 1 in 4 michigan patients have a confirmed or suspected case of covid-19. most of those patients are unvaccinated. dr. rob davidson is an emerge...

Effects from covid, someone unvaccinated. and the mobilization of different teams in the hospital to take care of this patient, it was striking to see how quickly everything happened and this person ended up getting to the appropriate place when they needed to. but, you know, that happens all too frequently. covid has made it worse, and, you know, it does chip away at you little by little. you try to maintain and empathy and the care that brought you into the profession, but it is a challenge. >> that ability to maintain that empathy and care is truly remarkable. dr. rob davidson, thank you so...

Dr. davidson joins me now. i'm so glad you're here. i want to start by asking you to describe what it is you have been experiencing on a daily basis in the e.r. >> well, for the entire system it's just been sustained. it's remarkable. it's been about six weeks around here where we've had numbers like we've never had before. they go up, they plateau for a day or two, we think maybe we're cresting at the peak and then they go up again. and these folks are younger. these folks are almost all unvaccinated 98%. that means people are staying in the hospital very long, and so we have nowhere to put n...

A West Michigan doctor penned an op-ed for the New York Times this week, describing the surge in hospitalizations from COVID-19 across the state.