For many families, the threat of COVID-19 hits close to home as their loved ones fight for their lives in the hospital.
Matt Gervais is praying his mom will pull through. He lives in Los Angeles, practicing as a physical therapist, but for the last week he’s been in Southern Oregon. His mom, 70-year-old Karin Gervais, is on a ventilator in the ICU with COVID-19. She's been sedated and almost unresponsive for nearly a week now.
“The prognosis is pretty poor,” said Gervais. “She probably has around a 30% chance of surviving this.”
As someone who works in healthcare, Gervais knew about the seriousness of COVID early on. He warned his mom throughout the pandemic and when the vaccine became available, he encouraged her to get it.
“I said, you gotta get the vaccine. This is vital," said Gervais.
But he said his mom, who is generally a rational person, had surrounded herself with people who felt differently. He believes they persuaded her not to get vaccinated.
“She ended up lying to me about getting the vaccine,” he said.
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