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Health systems buckle under surge of COVID hospitalizations

Health systems buckle under latest surge of COVID hospitalizations

Aired 01/14/2022

PBS News Hour

Health systems buckle under surge of COVID hospitalizations

Clip: 1/14/2022 | 6m 30sVideo has Closed Captions

Health systems buckle under latest surge of COVID hospitalizations

President Biden on Friday announced free tests to help combat the rapidly spreading omicron variant. But the surge is battering hospitals and stretching some to capacity, with COVID hospitalizations jumping 179 percent in the past two weeks. William Brangham reports, and speaks with Dr. Rajan Garg, ICU medical director at Methodist Hospital of Southern California, to learn more.

Aired 01/14/2022

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