Rising RSV cases are so widespread this year that it’s forcing the UCSF children's hospitals in Oakland and San Francisco to cut back on other services, just like early in the COVID pandemic.
“I think what you may see next in the Bay Area is a similar emergency declaration, where adult beds may be used to take care of pediatric populations if it continues like this,” Chin-Hong said.
Other health experts including the CDC said adult hospitalizations are also starting to creep up due to RSV, COVID and the flu. Recent charts showed just how bad the flu season is in the Bay Area and across California. One chart showed influenza cases are higher this year compared to prior years.“Unfortunately, for the RSV virus, we do not have a vaccine yet, it's coming,” said Darvin Smith, chief of infectious disease at Kaiser. “But we do have flu vaccine and COVID vaccine that most kids are eligible for taking. They really should get that in order to prevent complications of respiratory viral infections.
The other bit of good news is that hospitals can generally help treat Children’s RSV symptoms quickly, just as long as they have enough room to do so. COVID cases in California are rising as we approach the holiday season. Raj Mathai speaks with UCSF infectious disease expert Dr. Peter Chin-Hong about this new COVID surge.
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