No pediatric ICU beds are available amid another Covid-19 surge in North Texas, officials say.
"Otherwise, they have to transfer the patient to other facilities. But the problem is in the state of Texas, the Houston area, the El Paso area, we’re all in the same situation. This fourth surge is extremely serious," Love said.
He added: “They’re younger and they’re sicker. The average age continues to drop. We’re in a very critical situation. And we’ve got to monitor this and be after it, especially over the next couple of weeks. If you’re not vaccinated, you’re playing Russian roulette. Please get vaccinated. Just about all of the patients in our hospitals are unvaccinated."Aug.
"A 1000% increase. In 6 weeks," Lifferth said."It has overwhelmed tired doctors, nurses and healthcare systems that were already stretched thin.""Get one," Lifferth said."There’s been a lot of talk about personal freedoms, and mandates, and government overreach, and such. And, someday when the sun is shining again, we can sit down and have some interesting conversations about all that. I might even agree with you on some of those points.
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