Texas Asks U.S. for Aid; Kid Hospitalizations Rise: Virus Update

Pediatric hospitalizations have risen to record levels as omicron races across the U.S., amplifying the urgency to get boosters and vaccines cleared for children. Daily infections in the U.S. are reaching unheard-of levels, crossing the half-million mark, and are only expected to go much higher.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott asked the federal government to send medical staff, therapeutic drugs and testing equipment to aid the second-largest US state’s fight to contain the latest wave.