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TAMPA – A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that 38 states recorded high or very high levels of flu and other respiratory illnesses between Christmas and New Year’s.
The flu is spreading very dramatically. Since October, according to the CDC, there have been at least 10 million illnesses, 110,000 hospitalizations and 6,500 deaths from the flu.
Flu season peaks between December and February.
The CDC director says this year’s flu shots are well-matched to fight the strain that’s spreading most.
Local pediatricians say they have detected an increase in respiratory illnesses in youth and young adults under the age of 21.
“We’re still dealing with RSV and COVID. This keeps our emergency branch busy with all these respiratory illnesses,” said Dr. Harris. Megan Martin, a pediatrician at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital.
The latest data is always the month prior.
So in December, All Children’s saw an increase in flu a and flu b with 431 cases, and RSV cases remain high, with more than 185 cases.
The hospital also saw 61 patients positive for COVID.
“It fits our tough pre-pandemic flu year, it’s not the worst we’ve ever seen, it’s not the flu season that we saw with the pandemic where everyone was wearing masks and protecting themselves from this droplet transmission, but it is a lovely year. “It’s a standard, challenging respiratory season for us,” Dr. Martin said.
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