The current Covid-19 surge in the US, fueled by the Omicron variant, could peak later this month -- but the next couple of weeks are critical, a health expert says.
Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, warns long-term planning is needed to avoid continued stress on the health care system, as hospitals become full, schools struggle to keep students in class and testing remains difficult to access."We're seeing two sets of things happening: A lot of vaccinated people getting infected. We're doing fine.
Medical Director Dr. Michael Smit. currently has 41 patients in-house who have tested positive for Covid-19, and roughly one quarter of the children admitted to the facility with Covid-19 require admission to the pediatric ICU, with some requiring intubation, Smit told CNN on Saturday.Children face a lower risk of Covid-19 hospitalization relative to other age groups, but"children aren't supposed to die," Walensky told Fox News Sunday.
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