This year, the danger posed by COVID-19 and other viruses, including an early flu season and RSV, respiratory syncytial virus, is a continuing worry, said Dr. Christopher Kang, president of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
, including an early flu season and RSV, respiratory syncytial virus, is a continuing worry, said Dr. Christopher Kang, president of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
News4JAX has also been speaking with doctors in Jacksonville about what’s being called a “tripledemic.” They say the area is not seeing a run on cases of COVID-19, RSV and the flu. They say these cases are here — but not in large numbers. “Children’s hospitals across the country are seeing an early surge of respiratory syncytial virus , a common respiratory illness in children. Experts attribute this partly to a lack of exposure during the past two years due to COVID protocols. RSV cases in North Florida are declining and Wolfson Children’s Hospital continues to have the capacity to provide care to our community’s children.”“We’ve definitely had an uptick in RSV and influenza, but not really COVID.
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