Is there a particularly long-lasting virus circulating at the moment, are we catching back-to-back bugs, or is this simply a result of reduced immunity after the pandemic?
Jeremy Brown, a professor of respiratory infection at University College London, says it is possible that viral infections are worse or more prolonged after the pandemic.
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