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Fears of US ‘twindemic’ of flu, RSV grow with or without COVID-19
The Hill ^ | 10/24/2022 | Chia-Yi Hou

Posted on 10/24/2022 10:58:51 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Fears of a U.S. “twindemic” are growing as the nation deals with children’s hospitals crowded with cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) just as the number of people with the flu also rise across the country.

Experts have been talking about a “twindemic” in connection with a simultaneous surge in COVID-19 and flu cases. The worry was that winter waves of COVID would coincide with the regular flu season, and that the combination could pose a threat to health systems.

Thankfully, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have leveled off in the United States — although that could change as temperatures drop and people move indoors. If that happens, even more pressure could be placed on hospitals.

COVID cases are on the rise in some parts of the country, signaled by wastewater surveillance, suggesting that we could potentially be on the verge of a “tripledemic.”

The Centers for Disease and Prevention has said that cases of RSV are rising in multiple regions of the country, while the nation’s children’s hospitals have reported being overwhelmed with RSV.

The rising number of cases has set off alarm bells for parents worried about hospital space.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: covid; fears; flu; rsv; twindemic
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LOCK IT ALL DOWN BABY! PRINT THOSE 2,000 CHECKS RIGHT NOW! (S)
1 posted on 10/24/2022 10:58:51 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“We have nothing to offer but fear itself!” — the government, media and NGOs.


2 posted on 10/24/2022 10:59:53 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

$20K...


3 posted on 10/24/2022 11:00:22 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Perhaps if children’s immune systems were not destroyed by MRNA vaccines, they would be fine as in previous times? Oh well….you win some, you lose some…


4 posted on 10/24/2022 11:01:28 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Don’t live in fear....it’s called a flu.


5 posted on 10/24/2022 11:02:02 AM PDT by toddausauras ( )
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Fears of a U.S. “twindemic” are growing as ... the corrupt establishment media push fake news and propaganda 24/7.
6 posted on 10/24/2022 11:07:15 AM PDT by T Ruth (Mohammedanism shall be destroyed.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Yep, the closures have resulted in our kids’ immune systems being out of practice and weaker than they otherwise would be. Currently there is no vaccine for RSV which can be deadly to young infants and elderly adults. I’m participating in a Phase 3 trial of an RSV vaccine under development. It’s Janssen so it’s not an m-RNA based vaccine.


7 posted on 10/24/2022 11:07:53 AM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX)
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Ooooh, a "twindemic"! Is there some sort of flag or emoji I can put on my farcebook profile to show that I am terrified of it?!

Just kidding, I'm not on farcebook. Oh, and I'm not terrified of COVID, or monkey pox, or whatever this "twindemic" is either, because I have more than two functioning brain cells and natural immunity to idiotic propaganda.

8 posted on 10/24/2022 11:15:27 AM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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“twindemic”

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Do I hear "Quaddemic" anyone?

Now - Eight - do I hear eight - "Octademic" - anyone?

Going once... Going twice...

SOLD! To the man in the black bathrobe!


9 posted on 10/24/2022 11:16:47 AM PDT by GaltAdonis
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QUICK!! Somebody find me some pharmajuice I can pump into my body so I’m protected!!


10 posted on 10/24/2022 11:17:59 AM PDT by mn-bush-man
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To: toddausauras; ChicagoConservative27
Isn't it interesting how much "news" there is about tomorrow, next month, next year and of course the next century?

What was and is detrimental to the postmodern Left is rabbit-holed in sort order, while what "might" and "could" and "maybe" is trumpeted from the headlines.

Look to the Daily Diviner to forecast the future, which used to be confined to the Astrology and Dear Abby sections, but now is NEWS!

Oddly, all this "news" involves us becoming afraid for our lives is Big Tech, Big Bureaucrat, Big Pharma and Big Whatever pretending to come to the rescue.

Don Quixote tilted at windmills, long before the postmodern tilting at windmills. Same tune. La-di-dah.

11 posted on 10/24/2022 11:21:25 AM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow Government)
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I had RSV - August - and hopefully I now have some good antibodies for it. I developed bronchitis during the bout with RSV, which included a persistent cough that kept be awake at night. The lack of sleep continued afer the cough subsided. August became the month that I lost this year.


12 posted on 10/24/2022 11:27:27 AM PDT by Wuli (ur)
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To: mn-bush-man
"Hey Bud - I got yer pharmajuice right here..."


13 posted on 10/24/2022 11:33:11 AM PDT by GaltAdonis
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Twindemic...watch out, here it comes.

14 posted on 10/24/2022 11:36:06 AM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Zinc, D3 and quercetin.


15 posted on 10/24/2022 11:36:42 AM PDT by fretzer
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To: House Atreides

Does it use an adenovirus viral vector?


16 posted on 10/24/2022 11:39:59 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

We need covid for the trifecta.


17 posted on 10/24/2022 11:41:15 AM PDT by dynachrome (“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Experts have been talking…

Yeah, that’s pretty much all the blowhard “experts” ever do.

18 posted on 10/24/2022 11:42:28 AM PDT by Allegra
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“COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are plateaued for now, but wastewater surveillance indicates that they could be on the rise“

The sheep will believe that excrement


19 posted on 10/24/2022 12:03:22 PM PDT by ReaganGeneration2
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Don’t forget Monkeypox...


20 posted on 10/24/2022 12:06:32 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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