Idaho nurse dies of COVID-19 after believing in ‘social media’ and ‘YouTubers’ misinformation: brother

Idaho RN has died of COVID-19 after letting misinformation trump her most scientific medical education, her brother says. Speaking to CNN on Monday, September 20, Daryl Rise detailed discussions he had with his sister, Natalie Rise, prior to her death.

He said she categorically opposes the COVID-19 vaccine and urged it not to get the vaccine. However, he believes his decision was influenced by the streams of disinformation circulating on social media platforms. “She was telling me not to get the vaccine,” Daryl Rise told CNN. “I think it was because of the misinformation, I think it was falling into social media and negative bloggers, YouTubers.”

Daryl said his sister did not believe enough studies had been done to determine the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.

While the CDC has confirmed that approximately 54.7% of the US population has been vaccinated for COVID, Idaho is still one of the states with the lowest vaccination rates as only 40% of residents took the vaccine.

“This is serious; your ability to receive care in a hospital will likely be affected,” the Idaho Department of Health explained on its website. “It may look a lot different from how you’ve received care in the past. Surgeries are postponed, emergency departments are full and there may not be beds for patients to admit. to the hospital.”

Katherine Hoyer, spokesperson for the Panhandle Health District which oversees five counties in Idaho, said her state is currently facing the worst outbreak it has seen throughout the pandemic.

“We are in the worst condition we have ever experienced during the pandemic, this increase has been grueling for our healthcare facilities,” Hoyer said. “Our investigators, they can’t follow.”

She added: “It’s like a tsunami wave that continues to hit us every day.”

Like Daryl Rise, Hoyer also believes that misinformation plays a major role in the refusal of individuals to be vaccinated against COVID. “Social media makes it so easy to disseminate information that may appear to be fact, and it is not. I would like people to listen to credible sources,” she said.

Daryl made the decision to get the COVID vaccine just days after his sister died. “It was the hardest decision of my life, you know, am I doing right by God?” Am I doing right by Natalie? ” he said. “And I got it out of fear.”