Flu and RSV have taken the spotlight in recent weeks - and for good reason - but experts warn not to forget about COVID too!
Nov. 15, 2022 -- Headlines over the past few weeks are ringing the alarm about earlier and more serious flu and RSV outbreaks compared to previous years. Add COVID-19 to the mix and you have a dangerous mash of viruses that have many experts calling for caution and searching for explanations.
CDC data shows RSV is causing more hospitalizations and that they are happening earlier than in any previously recorded season, says Kevin Messacar, MD, an associate professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora.
Less exposure to these three viruses also means there was less immune boosting among existing populations, he said. This can lead to"larger susceptible populations, especially infants and younger children, due to the relative absence of circulating virus in past years.
RSV cases rose during summer 2021, but now the weather is colder, and people are interacting more closely."And it's very, very transmissible," he says.
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