What is actually being done to help w/the pediatric med shortages?!
Just a few op-eds & media pundits blaming lockdowns? Do we know if anything is actually being done?! Bc it’s getting worse & scary af. #medtwitter #peds #pedsincrisis #MedMastondon

Soooo... while #ReplyAllGate was happening this afternoon, I got to do an interview with #KTTC news about the #TriplePandemic of #COVID #RSV #Influenza & the medication shortage.

Takeaways for prevention & care of #fever:
#MaskUp
#GetVaccinated
No aspirin for kids or teens
No cool baths--> shivering, which raises body temp

Link: https://www.kttc.com/2022/12/14/children-fever-reducer-medication-shortage-hitting-rochester/

#MedTwitter #MedMastodon #PedsInCrisis #Pediatrics #Pandemic #tweetiatrician #tootiatrician

RT @JakeKaneMD@twitter.com

"CVS and Walgreens say soaring demand for medications like children’s Tylenol, amoxicillin and Tamiflu has sometimes resulted in empty shelves." I really wish adults and politicians cared about children. #pedsincrisis #pedsICU #Pediatrics #tweetiatrician https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/12/11/23501828/respiratory-illnesses-on-the-rise-in-health-care-childrens-medications-may-be-difficult-to-find

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/JakeKaneMD/status/1602300960486965251

RT @AndreaHadleyMD
Thank you @KateLouiseWells for shining light on #PedsInCrisis #KidsInCrisis. @LifeandPICU @ETSshow rsv,flu,covid, bed and nursing shortages, what if it were your kid?. https://www.npr.org/2022/12/09/1141969769/a-michigan-childrens-hospital-is-overwhelmed-with-rsv-and-flu-cases

Great news-a young friend was just accepted to medical school! So happy & proud 😊💖

I'm just going to have to save up all the goodness from this #monday to get me through this long, illness-ridden winter.

Please #WearAMask #GetVaccinated #StayHome

Thank you

Sincerely,
Pediatricians everywhere

#RSV #COVIDisAirborne #CovidIsNotOver #Influenza #MondayMotivation #MedTwitter #MedMastodon #PedsInCrisis

RT @AnishaKMD@twitter.com

No amoxicillin.
No amox-clav.
No cefdinir.
No high-flow circuits.
No oseltamivir.
Limited nurses.
Limited ICU beds.
Limited services.
Limited life-saving care.

Tell me again how everything is fine?
#PedsInCrisis

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AnishaKMD/status/1598729583452475392

6hr wait in ER at 1am for my patient last night w/difficulty breathing. Pediatric medicines out of stock. This is not the norm & is dangerous. I’m so nervous for what’s to come. #pedsincrisis #tweetiatrician #NYC

Chicago

RT @AnishaKMD@twitter.com

No amoxicillin.
No amox-clav.
No cefdinir.
No high-flow circuits.
No oseltamivir.
Limited nurses.
Limited ICU beds.
Limited services.
Limited life-saving care.

Tell me again how everything is fine?
#PedsInCrisis

#PedsInCrisis #RSV #COVID19 #flu
"Nationally, sales of pediatric internal analgesics — which includes drugs like acetaminophen and ibuprofen — were up more than 26% in October compared with a year earlier. That's according to data from the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), a trade group that represents manufacturers of over-the-counter drugs."
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/12/03/1140185521/children-fever-medicine-tylenol-motrin-hard-to-find

RT @AnishaKMD@twitter.com

No amoxicillin.
No amox-clav.
No cefdinir.
No high-flow circuits.
No oseltamivir.
Limited nurses.
Limited ICU beds.
Limited services.
Limited life-saving care.

Tell me again how everything is fine?
#PedsInCrisis

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AnishaKMD/status/1598729583452475392

Half of children are out of school with flu or influenza-like illness. Guess what? So are half of the staff at your doctor's office, urgent care, clinic, and emergency room. Expect long waits, hurried treatment, and exhausted providers. #MedMastodon #PedsInCrisis

RT @AnishaKMD@twitter.com

No amoxicillin.
No amox-clav.
No cefdinir.
No high-flow circuits.
No oseltamivir.
Limited nurses.
Limited ICU beds.
Limited services.
Limited life-saving care.

Tell me again how everything is fine?
#PedsInCrisis

RT @AnishaKMD@twitter.com

No amoxicillin.
No amox-clav.
No cefdinir.
No high-flow circuits.
No oseltamivir.
Limited nurses.
Limited ICU beds.
Limited services.
Limited life-saving care.

Tell me again how everything is fine?
#PedsInCrisis

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AnishaKMD/status/1598729583452475392

RT @AnishaKMD@twitter.com

No amoxicillin.
No amox-clav.
No cefdinir.
No high-flow circuits.
No oseltamivir.
Limited nurses.
Limited ICU beds.
Limited services.
Limited life-saving care.

Tell me again how everything is fine?
#PedsInCrisis

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AnishaKMD/status/1598729583452475392

RT @AnishaKMD@twitter.com

No amoxicillin.
No amox-clav.
No cefdinir.
No high-flow circuits.
No oseltamivir.
Limited nurses.
Limited ICU beds.
Limited services.
Limited life-saving care.

Tell me again how everything is fine?
#PedsInCrisis

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AnishaKMD/status/1598729583452475392

RT @AnishaKMD
No amoxicillin.
No amox-clav.
No cefdinir.
No high-flow circuits.
No oseltamivir.
Limited nurses.
Limited ICU beds.
Limited services.
Limited life-saving care.

Tell me again how everything is fine?
#PedsInCrisis

RT @AnishaKMD@twitter.com

No amoxicillin.
No amox-clav.
No cefdinir.
No high-flow circuits.
No oseltamivir.
Limited nurses.
Limited ICU beds.
Limited services.
Limited life-saving care.

Tell me again how everything is fine?
#PedsInCrisis

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AnishaKMD/status/1598729583452475392

Ethically and morally, it is wrong that kids have to suffer with illness, disability, and even death as a direct result of their parents’ ignorance to scientific information.

But, then, there probably is no use in outright blaming parents, and esp not as a whole. When I actually examine who I’m angry at, it’s those who know better and still choose to act with no regard for others.

#CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #Flu #RSV #PedsInCrisis #NYC #COVID #CovidDispatch #BringBackMasks #WearAMask

#PedsICU #pedsED .Please 😷 up and Get your Children Vaccinated to save lives and support the HCW
tweeted &🧵by @yoncabulutmd
⚠️Largest children’s hospital ER in Los Angeles
💥16 hr wait time
💥1/3 leaves without seen
💥No inpatient beds
#PedsInCrisis #PedsICU @latimes @CHLA_PCCM https://twitter.com/yoncabulutmd/status/1598533349122809857?s=61&t=Kg2DaMEZIGUew358BRk3mw

Pretty striking—a #Brooklyn playground, in #CrownHeights specifically, is close to empty today. 3 kids running around, whereas just a week and a half ago, there were easily 18 on any given day.

Most people walking through the park are coughing, and maskless, of course.

#CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #Flu #RSV #PedsInCrisis #NYC #COVID #CovidDispatch #BringBackMasks #WearAMask