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Colds and other common viruses are rebounding in New Jersey as people relax the precautions that helped limit the spread of COVID-19 and incidentally kept a host of more garden-variety illnesses at bay.
Influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) dipped to record lows during the pandemic. Few missed the usual coughs and sniffles last winter.
Their return however unwelcome is another sign of the return to normalcy.
The state Health Department says the level of RSV and other respiratory viruses has been higher than would typically be expected for this time of year.
While the state health department can t anticipate the likely spread, peak, or duration of activity with any certainty,” it will continue to monitor the trend, said Dr. Ed LIfshitz, medical director of the division of communicable diseases.
As COVID precautions loosen, common colds make a comeback in NY
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As COVID precautions loosen, common colds make a comeback in NY
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