Enlarge / An intensive care nurse cares for a patient suffering from respiratory syncytial virus who is being ventilated in the children’s intensive care unit of the Olgahospital in Stuttgart, Germany. Getty | Picture Alliance
Doctors around the country are reporting early and dramatic surges in respiratory illnesses, with many children’s hospitals saying they’re running low on beds.
Nearly three-quarters of pediatric hospital beds are full, according to national data compiled by the Department of Health and Human Services. Some areas are seeing pediatric hospitals full, including the Washington, DC, and Boston areas.
Multiple viruses are behind the surge. As
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