While the Big Apple reported a slight decline in RSV cases on Nov. 19, the rate of known infections has more than doubled since October, according to the most recently available data.
, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday.
“I’m calling on the US Department of Health and Human Services to be at the ready to take immediate action for New York City and Long Island hospitals get the needed support to take this wave head on, and keep our kids safe,” Schumer said during a press conference in Manhattan. At Columbia College Medical Center, hundreds of kids have been coming in each day with the bug, which causes mild, cold-like symptoms in older kids and healthy adults.
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