The United States is seeing its highest level of flu hospitalizations in a decade as it continues to grapple with a surge of RSV cases and COVID-19 infections.
The United States is seeing its highest level of flu hospitalizations in a decade as it continues to grapple with a surge of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, cases and COVID-19 infections are again on the rise, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Monday.The United States is seeing its highest level of flu hospitalizations in a decade as it continues to grapple with a surge of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, cases and COVID-19 infections are again on the rise, CDC Director Dr.
Walensky and Dr. Sandra Fryhofer, board chair of the American Medical Association, kicked off National Influenza Vaccination Week by holding a call with reporters in which they provided an update on the triple whammy of respiratory illnesses filling many hospitals and urged unvaccinated people to get their shots, both for flu and COVID. There is no RSV vaccine.
“I see patients in my office every day, and I can tell you firsthand this year's flu season’s off to a rough star,” Fryhofer said. “It started early, and with COVID and RSV also circulating, it's a perfect storm for a terrible holiday season.” According to the CDC, there were more than 300,000 COVID-19 cases reported last week, although that is believed to be an undercount. Last week, there was a 15% to 20% rise in COVID hospitalizations last week compared to the previous week, Walensky said.
Health officials say RSV, which infects most children by the time they are 2, are higher because the COVID-19 pandemic kept children inside where they weren’t exposed to the virus. Now doctors are seeing multiple years’ worth of RSV cases.
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