COVID-19 testing facilities are beginning to feel the strain of the pandemic, as positive case numbers skyrocket nationwide.
, stating that with the sudden surge taking hold of the country, this may not be the safest option for their children.
Adam Duford is one of those parents at least taking the necessary precautions, bringing his family to 911 COVID Testing on Sunday, with his daughter due to return to school on Tuesday. “We don’t really know what to think to be honest. It’s hard to keep track of it,” Duford said. While hospitalizations currently remain low, health experts indicate that this may not remain the constant. Doctor Michael Daignault, emergency room surgeon with Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, says that the combination of both prominent variants – Delta and Omicron, may cause more of a storm for some than early indications suggested, “A lot of this is Delta and a lot of these patients may not be able to handle even a mild Omicron infection either.
Daignault says that children may be one of the demographics more affected by the new Omicron variant. “So what we’re seeing in the emergency room is a lot of croup-like illness, a lot of bronchiolitis type illness caused by this Omicron variant – which is not a walk in the park for kids.”since Christmas Eve, due to short-staffing concerns and rashes of COVID running through airline staffs.
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