Texas doctor urges vaccines amid 'dire shortage' of ICU beds
Clip: 8/19/2021 | 5m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
Texas doctor urges vaccines amid 'dire shortage' of health workers, ICU beds
Less than half the people in Texas are currently fully vaccinated. 96% of ICU beds are full, leaving just over 300 available across the state. The state’s health department has requested additional mortuary trailers from FEMA in anticipation of more lives lost. Dr. Joseph Chang, the chief medical officer for Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas, Texas joins William Brangham to discuss.
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Texas doctor urges vaccines amid 'dire shortage' of ICU beds
Clip: 8/19/2021 | 5m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
Less than half the people in Texas are currently fully vaccinated. 96% of ICU beds are full, leaving just over 300 available across the state. The state’s health department has requested additional mortuary trailers from FEMA in anticipation of more lives lost. Dr. Joseph Chang, the chief medical officer for Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas, Texas joins William Brangham to discuss.
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