![]() ![]() It was then I realized that she probably felt lonely. Over the next two days, I noticed that she looked forward to our brief check-ins. I introduced myself and we had a brief chat. Hidden costs.ĭecked out in my personal protective equipment, I remember how hard it was to hear my patient over the hum of the fan in my headgear. Early data indicated that while young people were as susceptible to the disease as anyone else, they were much less likely to be hospitalized or die from it. What we did know, however, was encouraging for young people. At that time, we knew little about this highly contagious virus, and a vaccine was months away-at best. I was, after all, knowingly entering the same room as a COVID-positive person. Alone in her hospital room, she looked scared. She was 16 and I was called to see her after she had been admitted to hospital. ![]() Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), 29th November 2021 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- I remember my first COVID-19 patient. ![]()
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