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COVID in Our Community: By the Numbers
Our healthcare system is at a critical moment with more cases today than we had a year ago. We need your help in keeping our community safe and healthy by building community immunity. It’s time to come together as a community and show unity.
0
x
Delta variant is 5x more contagious
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Number NCH is
currently treating
0
Stay six feet
apart from others
~
0
%
Approximate percentage of
unvaccinated inpatients
~
0
%
Approximate percentage of
unvaccinated ICU patients
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Number of ventilators
being used
0
%
Percentage of vaccinated
NCH employees
0
%
Percentage of fully vaccinated
Collier County residents
~
0
%
Delta variant hospitalization rate
is about 85% higher than Alpha
0
x
People under 50 are 2.5x
more likely to contract Delta
0
Average age of
hospitalized patients
0
Pediatric COVID patients currently admitted to the hospital
* Statistics change daily and are updated as often as data is available.
"The data is clear. This is an unvaccinated pandemic. Those that are unvaccinated are sicker and younger with these new variants. We must lead with the science. As a physician I feel confident that vaccination is the best protection against COVID and these new more aggressive variants."
Kristin Mascotti, MDChief Medical Officer, NCH Healthcare System 
"For us as physicians, we take a pledge to protect and preserve the health of those who trust themselves to our care, and for that reason we require a variety of immunizations from our healthcare providers. The COVID vaccine is simply the latest vaccine required to protect the health of our patients and of the public. It is a duty we dare not shrink away from and the science is clear. The most important thing you can do to protect your health and well-being, that of your family, and that of your community is to get a vaccine. I support NCH and their commitment to keep their staff and community safe."
Gregory Poland, MDDirector of Vaccine Research Group, Mayo Clinic 
"I chose to get the COVID-19 vaccine to protect myself, my family, and my newborn baby. I received the COVID-19 vaccine shortly after giving birth with the hope that antibodies would be passed through breastmilk. I had COVID when I was 9 weeks pregnant, and if the vaccine would have been available then, I absolutely would have gotten it rather than having to go through COVID."
LaurenNursing Administration 
"As a critical care nurse during the outbreak and seeing what COVID does and can do to healthy people, I am 100% for the vaccine. When weighing the options, we believed that there were more severe risks to myself and [our] baby if I were to get COVID during my pregnancy. I waited to get the vaccine once I was in the second trimester, and I had no reactions. I had a wonderful, healthy, and full-term pregnancy and today, both baby and I are great! I’m confident in my personal choice and I am happy I got the Moderna Vaccine to protect myself and others!"
Ellison Warner, RNRegistered Nurse, NCH Healthcare System 
"Our staff has done a remarkable job in adhering to our safety protocols that have kept our coworkers and patients safe since day one of this pandemic. But, after listening to the voice of the physician, and in the face of rapidly rising COVID hospitalizations, I felt vaccinating at NCH was a necessary step to further safeguard the health of our staff and patients."
Paul HiltzCEO, NCH Healthcare System 
"I chose to be vaccinated with COVID-19 to protect my family, coworker, and our patients. I don't want to be this ICU patient, struggling for my life. Vaccination is the most effective way to protect against infectious diseases, like Influenza, Human Papillomavirus, Measles, Mumps, Rubella. I still might get the disease, but at least I am protected from the complications caused by these diseases."
Margie, MSN, RN, CWOCNNCH Nursing Director
"The data is clear. This is an unvaccinated pandemic. Those that are unvaccinated are sicker and younger with these new variants. We must lead with the science. As a physician I feel confident that vaccination is the best protection against COVID and these new more aggressive variants."
Kristin Mascotti, MDChief Medical Officer, NCH Healthcare System
"For us as physicians, we take a pledge to protect and preserve the health of those who trust themselves to our care, and for that reason we require a variety of immunizations from our healthcare providers. The COVID vaccine is simply the latest vaccine required to protect the health of our patients and of the public. It is a duty we dare not shrink away from and the science is clear. The most important thing you can do to protect your health and well-being, that of your family, and that of your community is to get a vaccine. I support NCH and their commitment to keep their staff and community safe."
Gregory Poland, MDDirector of Vaccine Research Group, Mayo Clinic
"I chose to get the COVID-19 vaccine to protect myself, my family, and my newborn baby. I received the COVID-19 vaccine shortly after giving birth with the hope that antibodies would be passed through breastmilk. I had COVID when I was 9 weeks pregnant, and if the vaccine would have been available then, I absolutely would have gotten it rather than having to go through COVID."
LaurenNursing Administration
"As a critical care nurse during the outbreak and seeing what COVID does and can do to healthy people, I am 100% for the vaccine. When weighing the options, we believed that there were more severe risks to myself and [our] baby if I were to get COVID during my pregnancy. I waited to get the vaccine once I was in the second trimester, and I had no reactions. I had a wonderful, healthy, and full-term pregnancy and today, both baby and I are great! I’m confident in my personal choice and I am happy I got the Moderna Vaccine to protect myself and others!"
Ellison Warner, RNRegistered Nurse, NCH Healthcare System
"Our staff has done a remarkable job in adhering to our safety protocols that have kept our coworkers and patients safe since day one of this pandemic. But, after listening to the voice of the physician, and in the face of rapidly rising COVID hospitalizations, I felt vaccinating at NCH was a necessary step to further safeguard the health of our staff and patients."
Paul HiltzCEO, NCH Healthcare System
Mayo Clinic Q&A with Dr. Gregory Poland
In this Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group, goes into detail about the latest COVID-19 research, back-to-school masking, air travel and explains why people who have already had COVID-19 still need to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
Facts on the COVID-19 Vaccine and Fertility Virtual Webinar
Dr. Kristin Mascotti, NCH Healthcare System Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Betsy Brothers, OB/GYN, Dr. Thomas Beckett OB/GYN, Dr. Bruce Cohen, Maternal Fetal Medicine OB/GYN, Dr. Michael Alper, Reproductive Endocrinologist OB/GYN answered questions from the community regarding fertility and the COVID-19 vaccine.
NCH Encourages Community Unity to Bolster Immunity
COVID: Let’s Know the Facts
Hear from NCH Chief Operations Officer Jon Kling, Dr. Douglas Harrington, Dr. David Lindner, and special guest Dr. Gregory Poland, infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group, as they answer questions on the vaccine and NCH’s vaccine policy.
COVID Vaccine: Myths vs Facts
This global health crisis has become a public relations crisis of misinformation. In Naples, we’ve worked closely with physicians to lead with science. We’ve listened to our physician and clinical leaders and have watched the data in our community healthcare system. The facts are clear: the vaccine is effective and dramatically reduces the symptoms of COVID. Have questions? Please submit them HERE.
MYTH
Is it safe for me to get a COVID-19 vaccine if I would like to have a baby one day?
FACT
Yes. If you are trying to become pregnant now or want to get pregnant in the future, you may get a COVID-19 vaccine when one is available to you. There is currently no evidence that COVID-19 vaccination causes any problems with pregnancy, including the development of the placenta. In addition, there is no evidence that female or male fertility problems are a side effect of any vaccine, including COVID-19 vaccines.
MYTH
Will getting a COVID-19 vaccine cause me to test positive for COVID-19 on a viral test?
FACT
No. None of the authorized and recommended COVID-19 vaccines cause you to test positive on viral tests, which are used to see if you have a current infection. If your body develops an immune response to vaccination, which is the goal, you may test positive on some antibody tests. Antibody tests indicate you had a previous infection and that you may have some level of protection against the virus.
MYTH
Do any of the COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use in the United States shed or release any of their components?
FACT
No. Vaccine shedding is the term used to describe the release or discharge of any of the vaccine components in or outside of the body. Vaccine shedding can only occur when a vaccine contains a weakened version of the virus. None of the vaccines authorized for use in the U.S. contain a live virus. mRNA and viral vector vaccines are the two types of currently authorized COVID-19 vaccines available.
MYTH
Can receiving a COVID vaccine
cause you to be magnetic?
cause you to be magnetic?
FACT
No. Receiving a COVID vaccine will not make you magnetic, including at the site of vaccination which is usually your arm. COVID vaccines do not contain ingredients that can produce an electromagnetic field at the site of your injection. All COVID vaccines are free from metals.
MYTH
Will a COVID vaccine alter my DNA?
FACT
No. COVID vaccines do not change or interact with your DNA in any way. Both mRNA and viral vector COVID vaccines deliver instructions (genetic material) to our cells to start building protection against the virus that causes COVID. However, the material never enters the nucleus of the cell, which is where our DNA is kept.
MYTH
Can receiving a COVID vaccine
cause you to be magnetic?
cause you to be magnetic?
FACT
No. Receiving a COVID vaccine will not make you magnetic, including at the site of vaccination which is usually your arm. COVID vaccines do not contain ingredients that can produce an electromagnetic field at the site of your injection. All COVID vaccines are free from metals.
MYTH
Will a COVID vaccine alter my DNA?
FACT
No. COVID vaccines do not change or interact with your DNA in any way. Both mRNA and viral vector COVID vaccines deliver instructions (genetic material) to our cells to start building protection against the virus that causes COVID. However, the material never enters the nucleus of the cell, which is where our DNA is kept.
MYTH
Do any of the COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use in the United States shed or release any of their components?
FACT
No. Vaccine shedding is the term used to describe the release or discharge of any of the vaccine components in or outside of the body. Vaccine shedding can only occur when a vaccine contains a weakened version of the virus. None of the vaccines authorized for use in the U.S. contain a live virus. mRNA and viral vector vaccines are the two types of currently authorized COVID-19 vaccines available.
MYTH
Is it safe for me to get a COVID-19 vaccine if I would like to have a baby one day?
FACT
Yes. If you are trying to become pregnant now or want to get pregnant in the future, you may get a COVID-19 vaccine when one is available to you. There is currently no evidence that COVID-19 vaccination causes any problems with pregnancy, including the development of the placenta. In addition, there is no evidence that female or male fertility problems are a side effect of any vaccine, including COVID-19 vaccines.
MYTH
Will getting a COVID-19 vaccine cause me to test positive for COVID-19 on a viral test?
FACT
No. None of the authorized and recommended COVID-19 vaccines cause you to test positive on viral tests, which are used to see if you have a current infection. If your body develops an immune response to vaccination, which is the goal, you may test positive on some antibody tests. Antibody tests indicate you had a previous infection and that you may have some level of protection against the virus.
