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Pediatric hospitals short on beds as respiratory illnesses surge among children

After two years of mild flu seasons, Texas hospitals are seeing high rates of respiratory illnesses among children. A shortage of pediatric beds has forced some families to seek treatment out of state.

An ambulance drives past tents set up outside of the University Medical Center and El Paso Children's Hospital in El Paso on Oct. 23, 2020.

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