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Hospitals face ‘perfect storm’ of respiratory viruses
Clip: 12/6/2022 | 4m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
NJ has high numbers of flu cases. Cases of RSV are increasing. COVID-19 cases also rising
Hospitals report they’re swamped with a so-called tripledemic of respiratory virus cases -- what Sandra Fryhofer, chairwoman of the American Medical Association, calls “a perfect storm for a terrible holiday season.” The medical director at the New Jersey Department of Health says the health care system so far is managing the pressure but that it’s “concerning.”
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Hospitals face ‘perfect storm’ of respiratory viruses
Clip: 12/6/2022 | 4m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
Hospitals report they’re swamped with a so-called tripledemic of respiratory virus cases -- what Sandra Fryhofer, chairwoman of the American Medical Association, calls “a perfect storm for a terrible holiday season.” The medical director at the New Jersey Department of Health says the health care system so far is managing the pressure but that it’s “concerning.”
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