Hospitals near breaking point with influx of COVID patients
Clip: 1/12/2022 | 7m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Hospitals near a breaking point with latest influx of COVID patients
The Biden administration is pressing to ship more COVID test kits to schools amid growing criticism of shortages as infections pile up nationwide. But for hospitals dealing with the surge the worst is far from over. In the city of Rochester in New York state, hospitals are so over capacity and under-staffed that many are asking ambulances to take patients elsewhere. William Brangham reports.
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Hospitals near breaking point with influx of COVID patients
Clip: 1/12/2022 | 7m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
The Biden administration is pressing to ship more COVID test kits to schools amid growing criticism of shortages as infections pile up nationwide. But for hospitals dealing with the surge the worst is far from over. In the city of Rochester in New York state, hospitals are so over capacity and under-staffed that many are asking ambulances to take patients elsewhere. William Brangham reports.
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