Hospitals ARE indeed overwhelmed. We are not yet as bad as in other countries, but Omicron is taking us there.
Take this as a cautionary tale: A friend's brother had a stroke (in another country and not covid-related). It took him ***2 days*** to find an ICU bed anywhere in a 20 million people city, and had permanent damage because of it.
If enough people are unvaxed, unmasked and go to superspreader parties at least once a week (which is the main driver of hospital overcrowding in that country)... we will end up in the same situation.
I am not saying that people should be *forced* to vax, but they need to take responsibility for their actions, and if they *choose* to be reckless then hospitals should be free to choose if they want to prioritize those (vaxed and unvaxed) that help themselves by taking precautions... like prioritizing the ICU bed for a stroke (or other normal but severe illness) case ahead of covid patients.