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Influenza are overwhelming children's hospitals across the country, and children's health organizations are pushing the biden administration to declare a public if health emergency. lauren green has more on this story. >> reporter: experts are saying this surge in rsv could be one of the unforeseen consequences of the covid shutdown, and they urge the government to have a similar response. pediatric hospitals are overwhelmed by the increases in rsv and flu cases, more than three-quarters of hospitals have seen a rise and seven states have seen a 99% increase. according to the cdc, infants six ...

The last winter before the pandemic hit. as you can see, in the most recent week 23% of patients who were brought to a&e in an ambulance faced a wait of over 30 minutes outside a&e, two years ago the same week it was 18%. that is because covid brings with it some very unique challenges. as reported, staff absences are rising, we are seeing double the normal number of absences we would expect to see. secondly, the share numbers coming into hospital. you do expect at this time of year about 1000 admissions a day for all type of respiratory infections, but we are seeing double that for covid alon...

Double the normal number of absences we would expect to see. secondly, the sheer numbers coming into hospital. you do expect at this time of year about 1000 admissions a day for all type of respiratory infections, but we are seeing double that for covid alone. some of those normal winter pressures are much lower, flu rates are much lower, we have fewer than 50 patients in hospital with the flu at the moment in england. what matters now is when these covid infection do peak, it will make a difference to just how bad the winter could be. official figures from the national office of statistics ab...

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Started showing symptoms of this is the latest death in a string of 16 children dying because of the flu in the u.s. this season. iowa is surrounded by statqz with dangerously high flu rates. the c.d.c. calling this year's flu an epidemic. united airlines apologizing to a new jersey family after a mother claims they humiliated her special needs daughter. the three-year-old had cerebral palsy and she can't sit up on her own. she asked to sit in the lap of her mom or dad on flights to support her. on the way home from their family vacation a flight attendant demanded the child sit in her own s...