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Joe Biden administration reluctant to declare emergency amid surge of kid flu, RSV cases: report

President Joe Biden speaks at the Chase Center July 14, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. [Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images]

The Joe Biden administration is reluctant to declare a national emergency in the face of a surge of respiratory illness among children stemming from seasonal flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses, The Hill reported on Friday.

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