People with no risk factors are being hospitalised with flu complications, warns respiratory expert

Professor Patrick Mitchell highlighted the worrying trend of previously healthy individuals being admitted with severe flu symptoms that take up to three weeks to recover from.

Despite the public's lesser awareness of RSV compared to flu, its hospitalizations show patients can have a tougher recovery, sometimes needing more oxygen and having a higher mortality risk.

With rising cases of respiratory illnesses, some hospitals are enforcing strict visitor policies, allowing only one visitor per patient, to manage bed pressure.

The slow adoption of winter vaccines has led to increasing infections; however, it's still not too late to receive vaccinations, which help reduce severity and side effects.

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