Convincing people to get vaccinated can be a daunting task. As the delta variant surges, some people are still hesitant to get the shot. Sister station WBAL spoke with a woman who has been in the hospital for a week with COVID-19. The patient said despite getting sick, she’s probably not going to get vaccinated. Juanita Roldan, 47, came to Maryland’s Northwest Hospital last weekend. Although there have been many stories about patients wishing they had gotten a vaccine after getting COVID-19, this is a different story.”Two nights ago, felt like I was literally dying,” Roldan said.Roldan went to the hospital to be checked out after feeling sick.”I came in because I was having — I was waking up with a headache in the morning and it wouldn’t go away and my pressure was elevated,” Roldan said.On Sunday, Roldan lost her sense of smell and tested positive for COVID-19.When asked she didn’t get vaccinated, Roldan said: “I didn’t get vaccinated for multiple reasons. For one, I knew that there were certain symptoms and stuff people were getting from being vaccinated. I didn’t want to do deal with it, so I just decided not to get vaccinated.”Roldan also has concerns about what’s in the vaccine. She does wear a mask.”I’m aware that it would’ve helped me but I’m pretty much adamant in not receiving it up until today, I’m still not sure if I want to receive it,” she said.Healthcare workers like Heather Wayland-Foelster and Edward Cox, two Intensive Care Unit nurses who take care of COVID-19 patients, said it frustrates them that people remain hesitant about getting vaccinated.”It’s very frustrating and it’s disheartening. It almost makes you feel angry because you got into this profession to save lives and that’s all we want to is save lives and there’s something there that is offered that can save lives,” Wayland-Foelster said.”Just think outside of yourself. There are side effects to anything you take — blood pressure medicine, diabetes medication — there are side effects, just think outside of yourself. Think about the people you come into contact with on a regular basis just get the vaccine,” Cox said. Roldan said it’s a matter of choice and those who want it, go for it. But it’s not for her.”I just pray and hope for the best,” she said.It was expected that Roldan would leave the hospital but there’s no word on her discharge. Roldan said she does reserve the right to change her mind which could still happen.
Convincing people to get vaccinated can be a daunting task. As the delta variant surges, some people are still hesitant to get the shot.
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Sister station WBAL spoke with a woman who has been in the hospital for a week with COVID-19. The patient said despite getting sick, she’s probably not going to get vaccinated.
Juanita Roldan, 47, came to Maryland’s Northwest Hospital last weekend.
Although there have been many stories about patients wishing they had gotten a vaccine after getting COVID-19, this is a different story.
“Two nights ago, felt like I was literally dying,” Roldan said.
Roldan went to the hospital to be checked out after feeling sick.
“I came in because I was having — I was waking up with a headache in the morning and it wouldn’t go away and my pressure was elevated,” Roldan said.
On Sunday, Roldan lost her sense of smell and tested positive for COVID-19.
When asked she didn’t get vaccinated, Roldan said: “I didn’t get vaccinated for multiple reasons. For one, I knew that there were certain symptoms and stuff people were getting from being vaccinated. I didn’t want to do deal with it, so I just decided not to get vaccinated.”
Roldan also has concerns about what’s in the vaccine. She does wear a mask.
“I’m aware that it would’ve helped me but I’m pretty much adamant in not receiving it up until today, I’m still not sure if I want to receive it,” she said.
Healthcare workers like Heather Wayland-Foelster and Edward Cox, two Intensive Care Unit nurses who take care of COVID-19 patients, said it frustrates them that people remain hesitant about getting vaccinated.
“It’s very frustrating and it’s disheartening. It almost makes you feel angry because you got into this profession to save lives and that’s all we want to is save lives and there’s something there that is offered that can save lives,” Wayland-Foelster said.
“Just think outside of yourself. There are side effects to anything you take — blood pressure medicine, diabetes medication — there are side effects, just think outside of yourself. Think about the people you come into contact with on a regular basis just get the vaccine,” Cox said.
Roldan said it’s a matter of choice and those who want it, go for it. But it’s not for her.
“I just pray and hope for the best,” she said.
It was expected that Roldan would leave the hospital but there’s no word on her discharge. Roldan said she does reserve the right to change her mind which could still happen.
