Corona current: Vaccine skeptic falls seriously ill with Corona

Corona current
Vaccine skeptic in intensive care unit: "Now I regret it, I stupid noodle"

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Barbara Meier did not want to be vaccinated against Corona. Then the geriatric nurse became seriously ill herself – and ended up in the intensive care unit.

The corona vaccine was new. And Barbara Meier skeptical. When it was her turn to act as a geriatric nurse, she refused the vaccination. A short time later, the 60-year-old fell ill with Covid-19 – and experienced a difficult course.

Geriatric nurse refused vaccination – and got Corona

The woman has now given several media interviews on her cell phone – from the hospital. Because the former vaccine skeptic has only become a vaccine fighter. "Corona is such a big term – I didn't know so much and I believe that it wasn't just me," she told "Northern Bavaria".

Barbara Meier herself did not expect that it would hit her so hard. So she wanted to wait a while longer with a new vaccine like this. "Now of course I regret it, stupid noodle," she admits in an interview. When she turned down the vaccination, she still felt fit, even took on shifts from her colleagues in the old people's home. Then one day she could barely get up.

Even chewing was difficult for the 60-year-old, as was reaching for the cell phone. She missed the call from the health department, whereupon the police sent them to her – and she was finally admitted to the hospital. Meier was in the intensive care unit there for a week, receiving hot oxygen. But the woman was lucky in misfortune. She did not have to be put into an artificial coma, and is now back on the normal ward.

"Everyone should take the Corona requirements really seriously."

But Meier does not know when she will be released from the clinic and when she will be able to return home. She still has pain from the tubes and an urge to cough. Further investigations are ongoing. Nevertheless, the woman is positive in the interview. You can move, even taste again.

Like so many, the geriatric nurse does not know exactly where she was infected with the corona virus. However, there had been a few cases in the nursing home in which she would have been involved. But with every contact Meier should have meticulously paid attention to her protective clothing and hygiene measures. Still, she got it. That's why she now wants to warn as many people as possible: "Everyone should really take the Corona requirements seriously." It would take her a while to come to terms with the disease.

Sources used: Nordbayern.de, Der Spiegel