Health officials are emphasizing the availability of the protective measures, tests and treatments that they say will be key to preventing a repeat of the Covid-19 surges of the past two winters.
Months after most mask requirements have come to an end and many people have stopped wearing them, some of the nation’s leading health experts are encouraging people to put their face masks back on — but this time, it’s not just because of Covid-19.
Health officials are seeing a post-Thanksgiving uptick in COVID-19 patients in hospitals across the country. Hospitalizations last week reached the highest level in three months with over 35,000 patients being treated.
The RSV influx is causing immense strain on pediatric hospital bed capacity in nearly half a dozen states. Desert Regional Medical Center is not seeing quite as many cases compared to other parts of the country.
