“Usually we will see the flu more likely in the winter months,” Dr. Rani said. “Usually we’ll see it into December, January, February. But, since the pandemic, we’re seeing diseases out of season.”
young children. experts say rsv and the flu are hitting earlier this year than they normally do. if you look in the southern united states, we re already starting to see flu cases take a really big high jump so we re really a little bit concerned about this overlapping of all of these different viruses because usually rsv comes later and flu comes nicely after. they take their turn. reporter: the number of rsv cases depicted by pcr tests was higher than any other week in the past few years according to the cdc. across the country three-quarters of pediatric beds are in use. a larger share than at any time in the united states. maine, rhode island and delaware have more in use. at this high school, half the student body was out with flu like symptoms and after falling for months, covid cases have reerchltly flattened out in the u.s. i ll be honest, i think we re
will have some showers with some rain and the breast, these are the temperatures. some rain in the west. we could hit 22 degrees in some way in the south east. that is way above the 1a degrees you would expect a for example, in london. amazing. thank you. have you had yourflu jab my? what about amazing. thank you. have you had your flu jab my? what about your covid booster? millions of people across the uk are being urged protect themselves against flu and covid, as health experts warn rising cases means there s a threat of a so called twindemic. more than a0 million people in the uk, including young children, are being offered a flu vaccine. the over 505, and younger adults with health conditions, are also being offered a covid boosterjab. flu cases are rising, and the latest covid figures for the uk also show a rise of 15%. dr thomas waite is the deputy chief medical officer
students called out sick. the school paper suggests a recent crowded school dance could have been a superspreader event. across a number of states, particularly in the south, confirmed flu cases are higher than usual for this early in the season. officials are urging people to gets their flu vaccines early, before the end of october. experts are predicting a rough few months ahead. it could be a really bad harbinger of the winter if that s also combined with a covid-19 surge. reporter: young children have also been hit especially hard by another virus, the culprit, a respiratory illness known as rsv. in the last two weeks, cases have tripled, surpassing last year s peak. because of the last two years with stay at home and a lot of virtual activities, many children had not been exposed, leaving our youngest ones, those under the age of 2, with the highest vulnerability. reporter: across the country, pediatric hospital beds are nearing capacity. at connecticut children s hospital