The so-called tripledemic appears to be waning, as national data show that flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus cases are trending downward across the country after a particularly rough respiratory season that pushed children's hospitals to near capacity.
Emergency room visits for the flu, COVID-19, and RSV combined are at the lowest level they've been in three months across all age groups, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Flu cases were also in decline for the week ending on Jan. 14, with the majority of states reporting minimal to low levels of flu activity.
A spokesperson for Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., also said they have seen rates of flu, COVID-19, and RSV go down in recent weeks and are no longer experiencing"the surge in patient volumes" they had seen in previous months. "We did see a growing number of COVID patients, we did see a growing number of flu patients during that period, but it was nowhere near the huge surge that we saw in early 2022," said Foster.
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