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Doctors Concerned About Viruses During the Holiday Season
Between COVID-19, the flu and RSV, doctors are worried about the triple threat of infections we’re facing this holiday season. Public health experts are urging people to get COVID boosters and flu shots. COVID infections and hospitalizations have been increasing, especially since Thanksgiving. And COVID wastewater data has been rising to the highest levels we’ve seen since October. Meanwhile,...
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Doctors Concerned About Viruses During the Holidays
Between COVID-19, the flu and RSV, doctors are worried about the triple threat of infections we’re facing this holiday season.
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Rising COVID, RSV and Flu Cases as Holidays Approach
An uptick in cases of RSV, COVID and flu has health officials sounding the alarm.
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Hospitals Concerned About Capacity Amid Surge in RSV Cases
Pediatricians are warning about high numbers of RSV cases that are hitting hospitals nationwide.
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MGH Docs Explain Why RSV Is Surging
Doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital discuss how they’ve been impacted by the rise in RSV patients this summer and fall and what caused it.
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Here's Why RSV Is Sending So Many Sick Kids to Hospitals, Putting Them at Capacity
A serious surge in cases of RSV, the common children’s virus, is hampering pediatric hospitals in Massachusetts and across the country, increasing wait times at hospitals and sending administrators scrambling to ensure kids are getting the care they need to get better. The surge, which began in late summer, is intense — Mass General Brigham, the state’s biggest health...
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Hospitals Facing Capacity Challenges With RSV Surges
Children’s hospitals across Massachusetts are concerned about capacity as beds fill up with young patients suffering from RSV.
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Mass. Children's Hospitals Adapt to Strain of RSV, Other Health Issues This Fall
Cases of RSV are on the rise in Massachusetts and across the country, and Boston Children’s Hospital is citing the illness as one reason it’s cutting back on its elective surgeries. It’s not just Boston Children’s Hospital that’s dealing with the strain, according to doctors from around the state and the Massachusetts Hospital Association. Some hospitals are not able...
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Worcester Officials Urge Residents to Wear Masks Amid Rising ‘Tripledemic' Threat
With flu season underway, along with a rise in RSV and the potential for a winter COVID-19 surge, officials are recommending face coverings for all residnets while indoors or in crowded outdoor spaces.
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Worcester Officials Urge Residents to Wear Masks Amid Rising ‘Tripledemic' Threat
With the start of flu season underway, along with a rise in RSV and the potential for a winter COVID-19 spike, officials in Worcester are urging residents to wear masks and get vaccinated to avoid surges and prevent further strain on area hospitals. “As flu season begins, Worcester is also experiencing an uncharacteristic rise in cases of respiratory syncytial virus,”…