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At the outset of the pandemic, Becca Pitts, a 21-year-old certified nursing assistant from Crawfordsville, Ind., worked 60-hour weeks, doing 12- and sometimes 16-hour shifts in nursing homes and hospital wards helping patients shower and eat. She had to wear the same surgical mask for up to a week because of shortages. She was emotionally drained. She didn’t always have a surgical gown.
For this work, she was hailed as a superhero. During the holidays last year, office personnel doled out goodie bags. Another facility she worked for held raffles for televisions and top-of-the-line microwaves. And they gave out cash prizes to employees—just for showing up.
When Pitts’s family heard she was exhausted and feeling down, they wrote her thank you cards. They told her they were proud of her.
Now, those same family members say they don’t want to be around Pitts at all. “A year ago I was a hero, and now I’m being treated like scum,” she says.
That’s because Pitts refuses to get vaccinated. “.....
For this work, she was hailed as a superhero. During the holidays last year, office personnel doled out goodie bags. Another facility she worked for held raffles for televisions and top-of-the-line microwaves. And they gave out cash prizes to employees—just for showing up.
When Pitts’s family heard she was exhausted and feeling down, they wrote her thank you cards. They told her they were proud of her.
Now, those same family members say they don’t want to be around Pitts at all. “A year ago I was a hero, and now I’m being treated like scum,” she says.
That’s because Pitts refuses to get vaccinated. “.....
'A Year Ago I Was a Hero. Now I'm Treated Like Scum.'
Frontline workers are choosing to lose their jobs rather than get the vaccine. Why?