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is made up of almost entirely unvaccinated people and hinders their ability to care for other patientsthere were only eight ICU beds left in the state after the largest-ever single day increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations, stating “vaccinations reduce hospitalizations” .
Alabama, which has a full vaccination rate of just 35%, is also facing a wave of hospital admissions and Covid-19 patients now take up 39% of ICU beds, theAll of the states with above average ICU Covid-19 occupancy—in addition to the above: Missouri, Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma, Idaho, South Carolina, Utah and Kansas—were among the 21 states with the lowest vaccination rates in the country , barring Florida, where half are fully vaccinated.