Cases of RSV among kids are driving up hospitalizations at two children's hospitals in Boston, leading to capacity issues and delaying non-emergency procedures for some patients.
The number of children with respiratory illnesses has"ballooned through the entire month of October," said Cummings — which has"created enormous stress on pediatric health care."
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many children who would have contracted RSV did not, as people were staying home and doing other mitigation efforts, said Cummings. Most RSV cases can be treated at home with fluids, rest and fever control, but some cases do need to be treated at a hospital.
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