Flu and RSV are hitting more kids than they have in years, in part because their spread was subdued during the pandemic. “It reflects the pool of children who hadn’t experienced their first RSV season.”
Physicians are reporting high numbers of respiratory illnesses such as RSV and the flu earlier than the typical winter peak.
WSJ’s Brianna Abbott explains what the early surge means for the coming winter months. Photo illustration: Kaitlyn Wangin pediatricians’ offices and children’s hospitals across the country.
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