Advisory Board January 28, 2025
The United States is currently experiencing a “quad-demic” of viruses, including COVID-19, flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and norovirus. As these viruses continue to spread, hospitals and health systems are struggling to deal with an influx of patients.
US sees a ‘quad-demic’ of viruses
Test positivity rates for COVID-19, flu, and RSV have remained elevated over the last few weeks, with flu positivity rates being the highest of the three. As of Jan. 18, 25% of flu tests were positive, as well as 8.8% of RSV tests and 6.2% of COVID-19 tests.
Rates of acute respiratory illness (ARI) continue to be moderate to very high in most states. According to CDC, the ARI metric captures a broad range of...
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