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Get ready for the TRIPLEDEMIC this winter: Children’s hospitals are overwhelmed by RSV, flu cases triple in a month and there are early signs of a Covid comeback

America is in the throes of a tripledemic as RSV, flu and Covid all strike hospitals at the same time.

Doctors in some children’s hospitals are already saying this is the worst year for RSV infections they have ever seen — with children sicker than ever before.

Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are also warning over children’s hospitals, saying units are ‘nearly as full as they were this time last year’ and that they could soon be ‘strained’.

Experts say an earlier-than-normal winter virus season, coupled with children’s underdeveloped immune systems from lockdowns could be behind the surge.

Flu infections are also rising, having tripled in a month — with nearly half of states now reporting high or very high levels of flu-like illness. Two weeks ago, only 14 states — or just over a quarter — were at this level.

CDC estimates also suggest 5.3million people are currently sick with the flu, which is 40 percent higher than at this time in 2019 — the year before the pandemic.

And there are signs Covid is on the rise, with wastewater surveillance showing a ten percent rise in the amount of Covid detected in the latest week data is available. There are also concerns over a new variant — JN.1 — which early tests suggest may be more infectious.

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12 thoughts on “Get ready for the TRIPLEDEMIC this winter: Children’s hospitals are overwhelmed by RSV, flu cases triple in a month and there are early signs of a Covid comeback”

    1. I can’t speak to the covid part of this, but the RSV situation is for real, and is a miserable mess for small children and the elderly.

  1. hows that radio ad go no matter how many covid shots you have gotten you need to get another one cause the other ones are worn out all ready

  2. Heard the same thing last winter too…weird…cold/flu season is in the winter. Trying to keep everyone germ free for 2yrs has its consequences.

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