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Alabama hospital waiting rooms filling up, wait times longer than usual
by Karris Harmon
Alabama hospital waiting rooms filling up, wait times longer than usual (WPMI)
MOBILE, Ala (WPMI) —

Before Thanksgiving health officials were warning about increases in flu and other respiratory illnesses and now 12 days later those flu and covid symptoms are showing up. Even though more folks are coming to hospitals, the health care system says it’s not overwhelmed; but after Christmas it could be, due to a few reasons including another potential spike as well as hospital staffs being spread thin.

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Hospitals across the country are feeling the strain of flu like illnesses and covid.

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