‘Tripledemic’ burden in U.S. and U.K. lower this winter despite COVID impact: Airfinity

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The combined effect of respiratory viruses, COVID, flu, and RSV on the U.S. and U.K. hospital systems was lower this winter compared to the prior year, despite an outsized impact from COVID, data analytics firm Airfinity said in a recent report.

 

Citing data from the CDC, the London-based company said that U.S. hospitalizations linked to all three viruses dropped ~23% to 693K from October 2023 to February 2024 compared to the previous winter. Meanwhile, in the U.K., there was a similar pattern, as ‘tripledemic’ hospitalizations fell 36% to 109K.

 

COVID-19 was the reason for most hospitalizations in the U.S. and U.K., as that virus led to the largest contribution to the ‘tripledemic’ burden in both countries, Airfinity added.

 

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https://seekingalpha.com/news/4072482-tripledemic-burden-lower-winter-covid-impact

 

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I think people are so used to washing their hands, gargling and sanitizing things that have been used by others since the pandemic that it's having a positive effect....