Triple Threat
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My theory... RSV has always been around. We did two things that may be responsible for these rates:
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Kids are germ factories. That's part of the natural immune system process. By keeping them out of schools for a year or more, we may have temporarily lowered RSV rates, only to see them surge as children resume normal life...The virus has more susceptible hosts within a given timeframe.
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Testing. Lots of places do LFT COVID/Flu now. People that normally might not be worried over feeling bad, now get tested for COVID...Since we're using a combo test, we're picking those flu cases up. Had a couple of Flu A cases this weekend that fit that description. Similarly, since we do have an RSV problem right now, every kid with a snotty nose and fever is getting a RSV added to the testing battery.
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