The Washington Post (Dec. 22, 2022) – Nearly every adult ICU bed in Oregon is occupied, driven by an uptick in respiratory viruses. Portland-area hospitals are operating at a “crisis” level for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began. The dire picture has prompted state health officials to implore people to slap their masks on, once […]
Medscape (Dec. 16, 2022) – It’s a story perhaps more appropriate for Halloween than for the festive holiday season, given its scary implications. Four Omicron subvariants of the virus that causes COVID-19 will be the most common strains going from person to person this winter, new research predicts. Not too dire so far, until you […]
Penn Live (Updated: Dec. 20, 2022) – Pennsylvania flu cases made another giant leap last week, with the weekly case count by far the highest in at least eight years. The state health department recorded nearly 25,000 positive flu test results for the week ending Saturday, a sharp increase from the previous week, and nearly […]
Pleasant on Weekly (Mon, Dec 12, 2022) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday expanded its authorization for the omicron-specific COVID-19 booster vaccine to include children under age 5. Children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years who received the initial Moderna COVID-19 vaccine will become eligible for the Moderna booster […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The brutal flu season doctors have been warning of is finally here. Over 12-thousand infections have already been reported across the Commonwealth, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Public Health. “We’re seeing the flu season hit much earlier and much harder,” UPMC Infectious Disease Expert Dr. John Goldman said. “Usually, peak […]
Penn Live ( Dec. 09, 2022) – Pennsylvania flu cases made another giant leap last week, with the weekly case count by far the highest in at least eight years. The state health department recorded nearly 25,000 positive flu test results for the week ending Saturday, a sharp increase from the previous week, and nearly […]
Dec 05, 2022 | COVID News – The Franklin Institute is partnering with the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium (NNCC) to develop toolkits for supporting nurses in leading COVID-19 vaccine education in schools and community health settings. The project seeks to engage a national cohort of up to 30 nurses who work with early childhood and elementary age children. […]
Dec 08, 2022 in Parents PACK – In recent weeks, a virus known as respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, has been in the news as pediatric hospitals have been inundated with patients. This has led many to wonder about what RSV is and whether infants are the only ones at risk. So, this month, we thought we […]
HealthDay (12/16) reported “kids who get the flu and COVID-19 together may be in for a serious, even deadly, bout of illness, U.S. health officials said Friday.” Even though “the 2021-2022 flu season was mild, some children did get flu and COVID-19 together.” Of the children “who were hospitalized, many were severely ill and some […]
The Washington Post (12/17) reported hospitals this year have been “strained under the load of RSV infections and, more recently, influenza and the coronavirus.” The shortage of available hospital beds has affected “infants and children” especially, many of whom “have been transported out of their home cities and even to other states to find care.” […]
