Record number of children in hospitals with respiratory illness

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I listened to a medical expert who thinks this is due to children wearing masks for so long that they were not exposed to certain viruses. Now the infections are more serious. There is no winning. :(​

Children's Hospital Faces Worst RSV Surge in 25 Years: 'Coming at Such High Numbers'​

Caroline Kee
Thu, October 20, 2022 at 3:09 PM·4 min read

In recent weeks, the United States has seen an alarming surge in respiratory illness among children — and COVID-19 is not to blame. Common respiratory viruses, particularly RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), are causing an unusually high number of cases and hospitalizations among kids, putting a strain on children's hospitals and even causing some to reach capacity.
One of these hospitals, Connecticut Children's, is so flooded with cases of RSV that staff is exploring using temporary units on the hospital lawn to manage patients and discussing plans to use auxiliary resources through the state and National Guard.
"We saw a little bit of (RSV) last year, but this dramatic increase in cases of RSV in September and October is not that something we have seen before historically," Dr. Juan Salazar, executive vice president and physician-in-chief at Connecticut Children’s, told TODAY.
“I’ve been doing this for 25 years at Connecticut Children’s and in practice for over 30 years. … At least in the hospitals that I worked with, I’ve never seen this level of rapid transmission and the need for hospitalization in kids," Salazar said.
He also told NBC Connecticut that “because they’re all coming at such high numbers, it’s creating a challenge for us to be able to have everyone hospitalized who needs to be hospitalized in the way we normally do it."
RSV is a seasonal respiratory virus that usually peaks in the middle of January or in February. “This is coming at the wrong time,” Salazar told TODAY, adding that he has heard that other children's hospitals in the state and Northeast are "equally slammed" with RSV cases.
In coordination with the Connecticut Department of Public Health, the hospital is exploring next steps if RSV numbers continue to increase. "We would need additional capacity within the Children's Hospital to make sure that we continue our full operations ... probably in the form of 10 to 20 (extra) beds," said Salazar.
 

dseag2 said:

I listened to a medical expert who thinks this is due to children wearing masks for so long that they were not exposed to certain viruses. Now the infections are more serious. There is no winning. :(​

Children's Hospital Faces Worst RSV Surge in 25 Years: 'Coming at Such High Numbers'​

Caroline Kee
Thu, October 20, 2022 at 3:09 PM·4 min read

In recent weeks, the United States has seen an alarming surge in respiratory illness among children — and COVID-19 is not to blame. Common respiratory viruses, particularly RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), are causing an unusually high number of cases and hospitalizations among kids, putting a strain on children's hospitals and even causing some to reach capacity.
One of these hospitals, Connecticut Children's, is so flooded with cases of RSV that staff is exploring using temporary units on the hospital lawn to manage patients and discussing plans to use auxiliary resources through the state and National Guard.
"We saw a little bit of (RSV) last year, but this dramatic increase in cases of RSV in September and October is not that something we have seen before historically," Dr. Juan Salazar, executive vice president and physician-in-chief at Connecticut Children’s, told TODAY.
“I’ve been doing this for 25 years at Connecticut Children’s and in practice for over 30 years. … At least in the hospitals that I worked with, I’ve never seen this level of rapid transmission and the need for hospitalization in kids," Salazar said.
He also told NBC Connecticut that “because they’re all coming at such high numbers, it’s creating a challenge for us to be able to have everyone hospitalized who needs to be hospitalized in the way we normally do it."
RSV is a seasonal respiratory virus that usually peaks in the middle of January or in February. “This is coming at the wrong time,” Salazar told TODAY, adding that he has heard that other children's hospitals in the state and Northeast are "equally slammed" with RSV cases.
In coordination with the Connecticut Department of Public Health, the hospital is exploring next steps if RSV numbers continue to increase. "We would need additional capacity within the Children's Hospital to make sure that we continue our full operations ... probably in the form of 10 to 20 (extra) beds," said Salazar.
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I had read something about it. It's quite sad. Hope all the children are taken care of.
 
dseag2 said:

I listened to a medical expert who thinks this is due to children wearing masks for so long that they were not exposed to certain viruses. Now the infections are more serious. There is no winning. :(​

Children's Hospital Faces Worst RSV Surge in 25 Years: 'Coming at Such High Numbers'​

Caroline Kee
Thu, October 20, 2022 at 3:09 PM·4 min read

In recent weeks, the United States has seen an alarming surge in respiratory illness among children — and COVID-19 is not to blame. Common respiratory viruses, particularly RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), are causing an unusually high number of cases and hospitalizations among kids, putting a strain on children's hospitals and even causing some to reach capacity.
One of these hospitals, Connecticut Children's, is so flooded with cases of RSV that staff is exploring using temporary units on the hospital lawn to manage patients and discussing plans to use auxiliary resources through the state and National Guard.
"We saw a little bit of (RSV) last year, but this dramatic increase in cases of RSV in September and October is not that something we have seen before historically," Dr. Juan Salazar, executive vice president and physician-in-chief at Connecticut Children’s, told TODAY.
“I’ve been doing this for 25 years at Connecticut Children’s and in practice for over 30 years. … At least in the hospitals that I worked with, I’ve never seen this level of rapid transmission and the need for hospitalization in kids," Salazar said.
He also told NBC Connecticut that “because they’re all coming at such high numbers, it’s creating a challenge for us to be able to have everyone hospitalized who needs to be hospitalized in the way we normally do it."
RSV is a seasonal respiratory virus that usually peaks in the middle of January or in February. “This is coming at the wrong time,” Salazar told TODAY, adding that he has heard that other children's hospitals in the state and Northeast are "equally slammed" with RSV cases.
In coordination with the Connecticut Department of Public Health, the hospital is exploring next steps if RSV numbers continue to increase. "We would need additional capacity within the Children's Hospital to make sure that we continue our full operations ... probably in the form of 10 to 20 (extra) beds," said Salazar.
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It is just a normal occurence but now it so much more dangerous to childern .My son was in daycare as a baby, my sister did not have to work a SAHM.
When my nephew started kindergaten he was sick non stop. He had never been around germs before, she did not allow anyone to kiss or love on him at all. That was her idea of keeping him safe. The more exposure we have when we are children and adults build our immune systems I saw as a good thing. Of course, in these days all bets are off, there is no more of building immunity to what we have now.
 

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