NEW YORK, November 8 (Xinhua) – CNBC cited data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday. revealed that the United States is facing the highest rate of flu hospitalizations in more than a decade. Children and the elderly are at greater risk.
The report states that influenza and RSV virus (RSV) or common viruses that cause respiratory disease Decrease during the new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic due to the implementation of many preventive measures such as wearing face masks . and social distancing But when people began to return to normal life and socialize without masks. The virus then spread again.
At least 1.6 million people in the United States were sick with the flu during this year’s flu season. There were 13,000 hospitalizations and 730 deaths.
The report revealed that the United States now About three people are hospitalized for flu for every 100,000 cases of flu, the highest rate since 2010.
Additionally, the current influenza hospitalization rate is nearly five times higher than in the 2019 pre-pandemic flu season.
