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Why are all the kids sick right now? And can the system handle it?
FromThe Big Story
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Nov 23, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Surgeries for children are being cancelled at paediatric hospitals as staff race to care for a huge surge in kids arriving in the ER, or needing ICU space. This fall it seems like every child is coming down with something. What's going on? Can our children's hospitals handle it? What should parents be doing to keep their kids safe? And if you do need to take a child to the ER, what do you need to know?GUEST: Dr. Katherine Smart, practicing paediatrician, past president of the Canadian Medical Association
Released:
Nov 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Everything you need to know about the (sigh) sixth wave of Covid: Hospitalizations are climbing again in parts of the country, and cases are rising in others. It's deja vu all over again. It's clear we're in for at least some sort of Spring rise in Covid-19, driven by the BA.2 subvariant, but how bad could it be? Is it possible this is a sign of a virus playing itself out? What can people who are worried do to protect themselves? And ... haven't we done this enough by now? Will we ever figure this out? GUEST: Colin Furness, infection control epidemiologist at the University of Toronto by The Big Story