In several federal states there are no longer any free beds in children’s hospitals, the RS virus is to blame, especially in children under the age of four. The RKI no longer speaks of a curve in the development of infection in this age group, but says: “The values go up vertically.” The most important information for parents of small children.
Andrea Schmidt*, 32, is the mother of two small children. When her four-month-old daughter shows the first signs of a respiratory infection, she first thinks it is a cold. Shortly before, the girl’s two-year-old brother had also fallen ill – with a cold, high fever and cough.
Source: Stern
