Waves of the flu, COVID and RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, a common and highly contagious virus, are stretching NYC hospital resources thin – but it could be just the beginning.
COVID precautions like masking and social distancing once helped prevent the spread of the virus but with many precautions now cast aside, New Yorker’s youngest are getting sick. Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is landing record numbers of children under 5 in the hospital and overwhelming pediatric units.
Hospitals across the country have been overrun in recent weeks by the RSV surge, a major problem given that they have been dealing with staffing shortages that accelerated during the COVID pandemic.