The RSV surge by the numbers: Mass General Brigham saw 1,000 cases in the first week of November, after seeing 2,000 in all of October.
Five local health centers were convened by state health officials to coordinate on care, and while it's been successful, according to Cummings, it hasn't solved the root cause of the problem — the surge in RSV cases.To adapt, some older kids have been moved to adult wards, while some infants are being sent to neonatal wards who wouldn't usually be cared for there, Cummings said. Still, some pediatric surgeries had to be canceled this week..
Children's hospitals across Massachusetts are concerned about capacity as beds fill up with young patients suffering from RSV. Still, the illnesses children are getting are the normal response to a routine virus, it's just that children haven't been exposed to them for so long, she said. Parents should look out for their sick children being"tired at rest, working hard to breathe or not drinking enough fluids," which are signs to call their pediatrician. Frequent hand-washing, cleaning surfaces and not meeting up with people when you're sick can help prevent the spread of the virus, and it helps to get routine vaccines.
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