很糟，一团糟。
1. 新增病例日增
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/usa/arkansas/
阿肯色红脖子多，近一半人表示不打疫苗。州长也不积极，接种率在全国列后几名。
2. 医疗负荷严重
我们学校的医学院Icu将满，呼吸机开了一大半，还有几位上ECMO的。已经无法保证对其它疾病的患者进行救治。
前几天一朋友的先生查出阳性，在家隔离。突然病重，招了救护车要送急诊。“但是EMT说送医也是在waiting room,急诊满员。最后决定留家观察”，朋友这样写给我的，看了心里很难受。好在昨天基本上恢复了，松了一口气。
3. 疫苗还是有效
我们校长今天在全校通告里这样写的：First, vaccines. Yes, they work. They are not perfect, but they work very well in preventing hospitalization and severe disease. We currently have 72 COVID patients in our hospital, and 86% of them are not fully vaccinated. The 10 patients who are fully vaccinated and hospitalized now are older, have chronic underlying health conditions, and/or have a compromised immune system. This includes pregnancy, medication for cancer or autoimmune disease, transplant patients and other conditions that affect their ability to fight infections.
Of the 2,227 COVID patients we’ve treated, none of those who were fully vaccinated have died. Arkansas Children’s reported yesterday that they have a record 24 COVID-positive patients, and none are fully vaccinated.
4. 口罩还是要戴
尽管州里没有正式发布任何条令，政府官员在公开场合都戴着口罩。
各大商铺的员工们也都戴着。购物者戴口罩近几日也多了起来。街上车似乎也少了许多。
前天本地学区也通过了新学期戴口罩的议案
我们医学院再三强调员工们要3Ws:
wash your hands,
wear a mask, and
watch your distance.
阿弥陀佛
