RSV: What's behind the surge, and how to contain it

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

WBUR

Talk Show, News, On Point, Daily, Npr

4.3 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Children’s hospitals across the U.S. are being overwhelmed by the respiratory infection RSV. Can it be contained, and how? Dr. Meghan Bernier and Saad Omer join Meghna Chakrabarti.

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0:29.2	It's pretty terrifying to see your baby struggling to breathe
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0:34.9	This was Sunday, October 23rd.
0:38.0	Just one day before, Caitlin Leicock
0:41.0	had noticed that her infant son named Cope
0:44.2	and just three weeks old wasn't breathing quite right.
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