Key measures of respiratory virus activity in the United States have been trending down for weeks, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the worst of the season may be over – but virus levels still remain elevated across the country.
A backdated study from JAMA Pediatrics revealed that hospital admission rates were significantly higher for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) compared with the omicron strain of COVID or the flu. The data, collected from testing of children at Swedish emergency departments from August 2021 to September 2022, was reported by Dr. Pontus Hedberg and researchers from…
CHICAGO — With COVID-19 hospitalization back on the rise in Illinois, state public health officials are asking residents to double down on protecting themselves against seasonal illness. Twenty Illinois counties are now at a medium level for hospitalization related to COVID-19, with a 17% increase in hospital COVID-19 cases since last week. Flu and RSV infections are also rising in hospitals, .
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