Pediatric Cases Surge 🚨
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Oregon Health & Science University adopts “crisis standards of care”
This is like the early days of the COVID pandemic all over again, except this time, it is impacting children. From the original report: “The crisis standards took effect Monday at 7 p.m. The shift is driven by a surge in pediatric patients with RV, a childhood respiratory virus that is particularly dangerous for infants, and…
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Go on, tell me how “kids fall ill all the time.”
There is a common quip I have been hearing all too often from friends and family nowadays: “Don’t worry! Kids fall ill all the time!” I have run out of patience for this nonsense, because here’s the thing: kids do fall ill (or sick) all the time, but not all kids at the same time…
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Humanity fails its children, again.
Humanity is dead. Again. Every time people opt for connivence over protecting the most vulnerable amongst us, we fail. And humanity fails. Again. I am going to see how long it takes for govts. to issue the declaration of emergency. Not holding my breath – just my kid. – vijay, #microblogging from Outlook
Winter Rant 