Kids can’t visit patients at SC Prisma hospitals due to flu
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Key Points:
- Prisma Health in South Carolina will restrict hospital visits for children aged 15 and younger starting Tuesday due to increased flu rates and a surge in measles cases in the Upstate region.
- The visitor restriction aims to protect patients, healthcare workers, and staff from infection during a period of higher-than-normal flu activity, with exceptions for critical situations such as imminent death.
- The CDC reports at least 4.6 million flu illnesses, 49,000 hospitalizations, and 1,900 deaths nationwide this season, with South Carolina experiencing over 6,100 cases, 700 hospitalizations, and seven flu-related deaths so far.
- Health officials recommend frequent handwashing, staying home when sick, mask-wearing for visitors,
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