The respiratory illness season in the Northern Hemisphere is characterized by high levels of influenza and other viruses, with flu hospitalizations peaking in January but now declining. Wastewater data shows elevated COVID levels that are also starting to drop. While RSV cases are present, they remain lower compared to flu and COVID. This year's flu season mirrors past years, except for the 2020-2021 anomaly when unusual masking and distancing measures led to a dramatic reduction in flu cases. Concerns regarding the effectiveness of this year's flu vaccine may explain ongoing high sickness levels.
This year's flu season looks pretty similar to that of previous years, with hospitalizations high but following a typical pattern despite some concerns about vaccine effectiveness.
Flu hospitalizations peaked in early January and appear to be declining, but reports suggest a slight rebound in infections may indicate we are not out of the woods.
Levels of the virus causing COVID are high but declining, while respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is still causing hospitalizations, though at lower rates than flu and COVID.
The flu season seems typical overall, aside from the anomalies of 2020-2021 when flu largely disappeared due to COVID-related measures.
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