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Are right. but even then, theyre going to have to be extremely cautious when they head out. children in particular are going to be vulnerable to being injured under those circumstances. >> before i have to let you go, dr. klein, do you feel like the citys experience from dealing with hurricane katrina, hurricane laura last year, the storms that have happened since katrina, have made it more able to deal with this kind of multi-headed disaster than perhaps it might have been before katrina? >> i ...

Wading in the water to get to charity hospital after katrina 16 years ago. so far, it seems like hospitals are faring okay in new orleans. >> we certainly hope so, david. weve had a rough couple of months with the covid surge, and this was probably the last thing in the world we needed. bt here it is. and well deal with it. and well get through it. >> our thanks to dr. klein, and to all of our doctors, nurses, and front line workers staying at work. riding out this hurricane. of course, the co...

And frankly an inspiring thing for me as an older physician. to see these young physicians who are just working so hard and giving it all theyve got every single day. and it gives me confidence that if another surge comes, well manage through it. but were beginning to see -- >> the kids are doing okay? dr. mark klein, at least that is of some comfort to us. we appreciate it. well check back with you and try to see how things are going, but let us know if things start heading downhill there on yo...

And this hurricane are our top priorities. >> all right. mayor of baton rouge, louisiana, best of luck as you ride out both of these continuing storms. well be keeping an eye on things and wish you the very best. louisianas surge in the covid-19 cases that, certainly is going to complicate the hurricane response. hospitals are bracing for duel public health emergencies and joining me now is dr. mark klein. dr. klein, talk about your biggest concerns not only with your patient occupancy filling...

Is that weve got to continue to do the things we know we can do to bring this pandemic under control. and thats to wear masks and indoor spaces and when were around crowds and schools. we need masks for children and teachers and staff. but also vaccination. louisiana has one of the lowest rauts of vaccination for covid-19 in the united states. and we have a long way to go. we have a little improvement over the past few weeks as this has hit us. we have to do better. we need to these vulnerable c...

The air and make it very difficult and it will come from a different direction as well. have to be prepared for that. >> all right. thats a very good point youre making that youre on the front side of this eye wall and thing maze calm down where youre at. people may be tempted to go outside. if anybody is watching or listening, do not go outside when things are clear in the middle of that eye because the other side of that eye wall is going to slam into the area where you are and send things fly...

Month in 66 years in the history of the hospital in july in terms of the average daily census, the census in our critical care units and the census in our emergency center. our emergency center visits were up 77% in july compared to june. so people have worked as hard as they possibly can and the last thing in the world that we need right now is a category 4 storm impacting us. but thats what weve got. and were going to pull together and work as a team. and well get through this like we have eve...

Well see tropical winds picking up late tomorrow night. these are the rainfall impacts. this is a dire situation when you see these numbers. generally eight to 15 inches. we could see up to 20 cinches of inches of rain and a storm surge of up to 20 feet. joining us is dr. mark klein, physician in chief of childrens hospital, new orleans. hes a pediatrician and infectious disease specialist. dr. klein, thank you very much for being here. whats your hospital doing to prepare for a possible categ...

The picture across the united states is just as bad. across the country, more than 100,000 people are hospitalized for covid-19. the highest number since january. daily covid deaths have increased by 53% in the last two weeks. dr. mark klein is standing by in new orleans. but first, lets get the latest on hurricane ida with meteorologist michelle grossman. >> hey there, jonathan. so were expecting a category 4 storm. this is a terrible situation by itself. and with a pandemic, its obviously even...

Of age, youre not going to be vaccinated. and even for adolescents between 12 and about 17 years of age, the rate of vaccination has been very low. as adults weve got to step up, show responsibility, and get vaccinated to protect the most vulnerable among us and thats young children. this pandemic is heavily impacting children across the age range in our own hospital, were seeing children as young as 7, 8, 9 weeks of age hospitalized in our pediatric intensive care unit. and those cases are enti...