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As the highly transmissible Delta variant spreads, Texas currently accounts for nearly 15% of the country’s COVID-19 hospitalizations. A surge in patients has pushed some hospital systems to their limits, with several quickly running out of ICU beds. “Hospitals across Texas are sounding the alarm in ways we have not seen in the other surges,” Dr. Sara Andrabi, assistant professor of emergency medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, told Yahoo Finance Live. “There are more than 10,000… Source link

With the Delta variant driving a surge in COVID-19 infections, accounting for more than 90% of new cases across the U.S., health officials warn the threat of the contagious variant is “serious” as infected patients crowd hospital beds in hard-hit regions. “I cannot emphasize enough how serious this situation is,” Dr. Elizabeth Clayborne, emergency physician at UM Capital Region Medical Center, told Yahoo Finance Live, referring to the Delta variant. “This is a wake-up call for everyone… Source link

Children should be wearing masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, an infectious disease specialist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, told Yahoo Finance Live. “Our kids cannot get a vaccine so we treat them like any other population that can’t be vaccinated,” Davis said. “Where kids can mask, they should be masking, especially indoors.” The FDA has yet to authorize a vaccine for children under 12. Currently, the Pfizer (PFE)… Source link