Americans are gathering for the holidays amid the worst flu season in more than a decade, and multiple respiratory viruses circulate at high levels.
A growing number of US states -- now 33 -- are experiencing "high" or "very high" respiratory virus activity, and seasonal flu activity continues to be "elevated across the country," according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
While flu continues to ramp up, RSV has shown signs of slowing nationwide, but test positivity rates are still higher than they've been in years, and cumulative hospitalization rates are about 10 times higher than typical for this point in the season. Less than two months in, the RSV hospitalization rate this season is already nearing the total RSV hospitalization rate from the entire 2018-19 season.
CDC data shows that just 12% of eligible people in the US have gotten their updated Covid-19 booster, and about 1 in 5 people nationwide is still completely unvaccinated. Flu shots are lagging, too, with millions fewer vaccinations at this point in the season than in the past two years. With the holiday season -- and flu season -- underway, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned of the potential for an emergency situation.
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