Israel.

Um unfortunately, the misery Israel and we have and still see patients die every day.

Dr.

Saeed Naqvi is job is exhausting physically and mentally.

The pulmonologist is part of the I C U team at the S s M Health Saint Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City, where there's been a steady stream of co vid 19 cases no one should die alone on.

Unfortunately, we have had several patient toe have spent the last few days last few weeks off their life.

Um, he had in the hospital without their their family on.

And that's unfortunately very sad.

I remember one guy, his last message.

Waas tell his son that he loves him.

Another guy he told his son was out of Oklahoma.

So he literally said, Tell my son to get his the rear end here as soon as he can.

Um, so yeah, any of those stories they just stick with you not be is starting to hear fewer requests like those for the time being.

At the same time as coronavirus, vaccinations are being rolled out across the United States theme.

Post holiday spike in cases appears to be easing in Oklahoma, the number of covert 19 patients hospitalized has fallen 34% in the last two weeks, according to a Reuters tally, and the state's death rate is roughly half the national average.

But that doesn't mean that is letting down his guard, knowing the situation could change quickly, just like it did earlier this year.

This time, however, the hospital staff have something they didn't have the last time.

We just feel a little safer now, Um, as compared toa before.

I mean vaccine, of course, as we know about 100% it's very close.

It's almost 95% good up.

So just feel a little more safe, Um, doing what we have been doing without the vaccine in the past.

And that brings a little ease of mind during another intense shift at the hospital.