Inside a COVID ward at an Augusta, Georgia Children's Hospital
This story, which I pitched, photographed, and filmed for Reuters, features healthcare workers and parents caring for young children who tested positive for COVID-19 at the Children's Hospital of Georgia in Augusta in January 2022. The hospital experienced a significant surge in omicron cases as the variant spread rapidly across the United States. On January 10, the U.S. set a global record for new coronavirus infections in a single day, reaching 1.35 million cases, according to Reuters.
Brayden Burton, 3, is treated for COVID-19 at the Children's Hospital of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia, U.S., January 14, 2022. Brayden was born with Total Colonic Hirschsprung disease and has received treatment from the Children's Hospital of Georgia since birth for his chronic condition.
La'nya Middleton, 14, has her IV flushed by Shannon Byers, RN, while being treated for the coronavirus disease COVID-19 at the Children's Hospital of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia, January 14, 2022.
Brayden Burton, 3, sits with his father, Grant Burton, while he is treated for the coronavirus disease COVID-19 at the Children's Hospital of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia, U.S., January 14, 2022. Brayden was born with Total Colonic Hirschsprung disease and has received treatment from the Children's Hospital of Georgia since birth for his chronic condition.
Karen Wilson, RN, poses for a portrait at the Children's Hospital of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia, January 14, 2022.
Hannah Mills holds her 3-month-old son Baker Mills while he is treated for COVID-19 at the Children's Hospital of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia, January 15, 2022
Healthcare workers are seen at the Children's Hospital of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia, January 15, 2022.
Hannah Mills rests her hand on her 3-month-old son Baker Mills while he is treated for the coronavirus disease COVID-19 at the Children's Hospital of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia, January 15, 2022.
Dr. Jacob Eichenberger, MD, poses for a portrait at the Children's Hospital of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia, January 14, 2022.
La'nya Middleton, 14, is treated for COVID-19 at the Children's Hospital of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia, January 15, 2022.
Brooke Cobb, RN, flushes a monoclonal antibody treatment from a patient who is being treated for COVID-19 at the Children's Hospital of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia, January 15, 2022.
Brayden Burton, 3, rests with a stuffed animal while being treated for COVID-19 at the Children's Hospital of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia, January 14, 2022. Brayden was born with Total Colonic Hirschsprung disease and has received treatment from the Children's Hospital of Georgia since birth for his chronic condition.