U.S. public health failures spur RSV surge: nurses

STORY: U.S. public health failures spur RSV surge: nurses DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of screenshots of Becker's Hospital Review and National Nurses United 3. various of children at play in a park in New York City STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "There has been a notion circulating in the United States that rising cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are due to children's lack of exposure to regular bacteria and viruses amid masking and stay-at-home orders. Such a situation is medically termed as 'immunity debt.' However, Becker's Hospital Review has quoted the National Nurses United (NNU) as saying such an idea is 'flawed conjecture that is not based on science.' Instead, said the nation's largest nurses union, 'the uptick in virus activity is due to a "complete abandonment" of public health measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other re