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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Melody Schreiber

US sees surge in children under five hospitalized for respiratory viruses

Lexie Stroiney, 6, curls up in the plethysmography chamber during a break in her pulmonary function test at Children's National Hospital in Washington on 26 January 2022. Lexie had Covid-19.
Lexie Stroiney, six, curls up in the plethysmography chamber at Children's National hospital in Washington on 26 January. Lexie had Covid-19. Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP

When his son was born seven weeks early, weighing only 2.5lb, RH watched as the little boy stayed in the neonatal intensive care unit for 37 days.

When they finally left the hospital, RH, who asked to use his initials for health privacy, breathed a sigh of relief. The baby, despite his difficult start, was perfectly healthy. But only a few months later, the child landed back in the hospital with a dangerous virus, RSV.

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