‘Nasty' Strain Of RSV Spikes In Minnesota Children As School Year Begins

CBS Minnesota

September 7, 2021

Before school even starts, respiratory viruses are spreading among kids.

Just last month, more than 1,000 patients tested positive for infections that are not COVID-19.

Hospital staff across the Twin Cities are stretched, treating an increasing number of children with respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, says Dr. Stacene Maroushek of Hennepin Healthcare.

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