More than 220 children’s hospitals are seeking help from the Biden government because COVID-19 cases among children have put “unprecedented pressure” on facilities across the country.
As Delta valiant continues to proliferate across the United States, pediatric hospitals “have reached or are close to full capacity.” According to the Children’s Hospital Association, as the school year continues, more children are expected to be infected.
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A doctor at the Children’s National Center in Washington, DC said that the hospital is treating almost as many COVID-19 patients as it was at the peak of the virus last winter https://t.co/gERqT9ZETT
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In a letter to President Biden, Mark Wietecha, chief executive of the Children’s Hospital Association, warned that there may not be enough beds for children in need.
“Our children’s health care safety net is under unprecedented pressure,” Witcha says In the press release. “The Children’s Hospital and its dedicated staff are doing their part, and we hope that every American, the White House and Congress can help.”
This makes many parents increasingly worried, because children under 12 years old will not be eligible for the vaccine, thus endangering their health.According to the CEO of Pfizer Dr. Scott Gottlieb, “If all goes well,” the vaccine will be given to children between 5 and 11 years old before late fall or early winter. In addition to testing positive for COVID-19, some children have also been infected with RSV, a respiratory virus that can be dangerous to children.
Researchers think 300 children per day COVID-19 has tested positive, and pediatric hospitals in Minnesota and other states are nearly full. According to Mark Gorelick, CEO of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, the capacity of Minnesota Children’s Hospital is close to 95%, which is the highest capacity of the hospital since the pandemic began. He also warned that as autumn approaches, cases may increase.
In Columbus, Ohio, the chief expert at the National Children’s Hospital reported that the number of patients treated for COVID-19 has doubled in the past week, the chief medical officer Rustin Moore Say that 75% are “seriously ill”. Moore said that the five children in the hospital are being treated in the intensive care unit and two of them need ventilators.
Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, director of the Ohio Department of Health, said at a press conference last Thursday: “With the increase in COVID-19, we may be approaching a dangerous situation.”
Dr. John McGuire, director of the Department of Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine at Seattle Children’s Hospital, said in a statement that Seattle Children’s Hospital confirmed their first death on Tuesday, “despite the extraordinary efforts of the nursing team.” Died last week.
“This has hit us all deeply. The patients and their families are in the minds and hearts of the Seattle Children’s Community.” McGuire says In the statement.
“Kids get sick and they get worse,” Dr. Dave Carlson, chief physician officer of MultiCare Health System, which provides care for the Greater Pierce County area and Spokane, said at a press conference on Monday. “And we don’t have many people now, but I am very worried that if you look at some experiences of children’s hospitals in other states, this situation may change.”
According to the American Academy of PediatricsBetween August 19 and August 26, 203,962 children tested positive for COVID-19.
