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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| State-by-state interactive map shows how children's hospitals are being overwhelmed by RSV and flu ‐ after lockdowns robbed them of vital immunity |
| 2022-12-10 |
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
DailyMail.com's interactive map shows eight states had more than 90 percent of their pediatric beds occupied on December 3, the latest date available, with wards in one state completely overwhelmed by admissions. Across the country, 75.3 percent of children's beds were filled with sick patients. Doctors have said this year's season is 'worse than any other' they have faced — as seasonal bugs return with a vengeance and cases of flu and RSV hit their highest level in more than a decade. There are also growing concerns about a wave of Strep A infections striking the US after 15 children in the UK died from the normally benign bacterial bug — which is more common after viral infections such as RSV and flu. Idaho, Arizona and Rhode Island are the worst hit states in America. Meanwhile, some are already telling people to mask up again — and not for Covid. WHERE ARE CHILDREN'S ICUS BUSIEST?
WHERE ARE CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS BUSIEST?
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| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #18 #1 No to verb. Yes to adverb. |
| Posted by: Xyz 2022-12-10 18:50 |
| #17 By the way, did NY Governor Cuomo ever get his 40,000 ventilators, or did all 40,000 die? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2022-12-10 15:18 |
| #16 I tend to end my sentences with a word. Is that allowed? |
| Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2022-12-10 14:42 |
| #15 Frank G has a valid point Please also recall hospitals are supported by local resident taxes. Along with all else, ID is a west coast (OR, WA) recreational state. The children's hospital may simply not have been sized for the epidemiological impact of non-resident tourists who just swarmed through for Thanksgiving. was |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-12-10 12:27 |
| #14 I live in the Boise area and volunteer with the local 4-H clubs. I can tell you there's a lot of plain ol' flu bug going around, based on the families we talk to. (Can I end my sentence with a preposition?) |
| Posted by: Nero 2022-12-10 12:02 |
| #13 Go, Dog. Go! I read it as a child to my younger siblings, then in their turn trailing daughter #1 read it to td#2. Warthog, pediatricians can keep their patients until age 21 or graduation from college and setting up their adult lives, whichever comes first, It’s a continuity of care thingy during the final years. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2022-12-10 11:56 |
| #12 Yah...good point...I posed this stat to a physician friend of mine here in Boise, here was his response. I think you hit the nail on the head! Idaho has only one children’s hospital, which is St. Luke’s in Boise. What the data don’t tell you is how many of these beds are due to children with respiratory disease. One has to remember that many beds are filled with children having other issues, including preemies and neonates. I don’t remember how old children are before they are not considered children in terms of pediatrics. So with one children’s hospital in Idaho and with the exceptional local growth, it isn’t an anticipated that the children’s hospital would be overrun if there are increased numbers of children with respiratory diseases. |
| Posted by: Warthog 2022-12-10 11:47 |
| #11 Wart my link was gratuitous although its irrelevance was consistent with how Covid media is done. Make a claim and link to a study that proves something else or is so poorly formulated as to prove nothing. What amazes me about the clotting claims is that the Red Cross is left out of the issue on both sides. Seems like they would have something to say. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2022-12-10 11:39 |
| #10 Welcome Daily Mail to the Anti-Covid Anti-Science Flat Earther Society: fastest growing membership all across the world! Frank G has a valid point; We received a number of Obama's children regionally during his surge, especially Somalia. Flu season was awful, with schools straight closing and people with all sorts of new sicknesses, notably something which looked like an acne outbreak. Couldn't figure if it was a symptom or side effect. "Just the flu" the doctors would say. Uh huh. Ours are down with what we thought was strep, but tested negative and no fever. Still no fun. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-12-10 11:26 |
| #9 Be interesting to correlate the rates with not just pre-capacity, but the % of illegals bringing in exotic variants |
| Posted by: Frank G 2022-12-10 10:28 |
| #8 I dunno Skid...looks like you ended your sentence with a punctuation mark? <- like that one ;) I know...I'll go to my room now... |
| Posted by: Warthog 2022-12-10 09:45 |
| #7 Is it OK to end a sentence with a verb? Many can no longer form sentences, if they ever could. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-12-10 09:28 |
| #6 Tried the link Super...all I got was Straight outta Compton Oktoberfest...it was funny though... |
| Posted by: Warthog 2022-12-10 09:16 |
| #5 Hasn't really hit the local news here in Boise really. At any rate show me the math. I seem to recall in past news items that we had a shortage to begin with. Was this data normalized with a baseline? Show me that math...statistics be hard! |
| Posted by: Warthog 2022-12-10 09:13 |
| #4 You mean Go Spot Go. :) |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2022-12-10 09:04 |
| #3 This link will provide info relevant to my conclusion. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XLY4TsZBExY&t=5s |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2022-12-10 08:55 |
| #2 It is OK based on what I was taught by Dick and Jane and Go Dog Go. Based on the data, I think we can draw the conclusion that everybody needs to get their kids straight out of Idaho. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2022-12-10 08:53 |
| #1 I am confident the school lockdowns resulted in fewer respiratory infections, but I'm not sure how anyone could show how strong the correlation to current hospitalizations is. Is it OK to end a sentence with a verb? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2022-12-10 08:46 |