'Sixty percent of the hospitalizations in Australia have come from pediatric age groups, 16 and under, and that’s highly unusual,” Dr. Gregg Sylvester said.
, since the virus travels around the world each year. This year, Australia has had the worst flu season in five years and surpassed pre-pandemic levels.
. "But now, with people returning to pre-pandemic normal [activities] and with less immunity to influenza because of the lack of recent infection, we could see that twindemic this year."from the country’s Department of Health and Aged Care, “people aged 5–9 years, children aged younger than 5 years, and people aged 10–19 years have the highest notification rates.”
“Vaccine fatigue,” or the thought of having to get both a COVID booster and a flu shot this season, also might play a role in whether or not the U.S. experiences a twindemic. The idea of getting two vaccines in one season might not be appealing to everyone, especially parents with children who don’t do well with needles. Still, forgoing a flu shot and thinking a COVID vaccine or booster will be “enough” could be what leads to an especially detrimental flu season this year.
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