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Which is kind of remarkable. you remember all the conversation about flatten the curve. it was to avoid the sort of situation that we have now where hospitals are really overwhelmed. the closest to this was probably january of this year when omicron was really hitting and covid was really driving that at that point. we know that. now covid cases are about 6% of those hospitalizations. thats a little bit of context. rsv you mentioned can be quite severe. especially for young children. but it does...

N-95 or kn 95. these are the types of masks that are going to be the best protection against this very transmissible viruses. its interesting. part of the reason we have this immunity gap i was talking about is because these precautionary measures were working to not let people get as sick from things like flu even. so again, covid one thing. we can look at the map. i think you said 14% of the country right now lives in an area where theres high transmission. by the way, that does include new yo...

People who are getting hospitalized with flu every day. and, that is what is driving most of the hospitals, particularly childrens hospitals, to that level of being really full. two things i just want to quickly point out. part of the reason the numbers are high with flu i think and rsv earlier, was because of something that is known as hidden immunity gap. we didnt have as much exposure to flu and rsv over the last couple of years, because of all the covid precautions, but the second thing is t...

Itself. because the government hasnt scaled up vaccinations in the same way as they have scaled up this infrastructure for containing the virus. so we have what is an immunity gap here at a time when cases are now at a record high. the challenge of course is that there is no clear exit plan from zero covid. and now it will be difficult for the communist party to try to quell this unrest. if they crackdown on protests, it will infuriate people more. but if they ease restrictions and ease it, it i...

Among the most vulnerable? is that the bottom line here? well, i think certainly the vaccines, especially the relatively low vaccination rate among the elderly plays a role especially when we consider the effectiveness of their vaccines and the immunity gap between china and the rest of the world that opens doors for the virus to easily infect more chinese people. in the meantime, there is zero covid, the population... created just a vulnerable population. yeah, is that zero covid _ vulnerable p...

Covid hospitalizations, potentially even depths, well into the christmastime, and then we expect maybe a peak in mid to late january. so covid hasnt gone away, and because of this immunity gap for young kids, especially when it comes to rsv and flu, thats why were worried about this so-called tripledemic. >> what can we do to protect ourselves? because we want to get together, we want to live our lives. is it make sure a door is propped open when were all getting together? >> number one, we know...

To go to another state to get the care that you need. we tend to see an increase in these infections in cold winter months and most people do okay. its a matter of taking the preventative measures and keeping our hands wash and clean. staying warm, staying hydrated, getting a well-balanced diet and making sure you are getting enough vitamins and minerals to boost your immune system and a cleaning and disinfecting surfaces. that is very important as well. speak to the american college of emergenc...

The cause of those symptoms i mentioned earlier, noisy breathing, high-pitched wheezing. really important to drill down that fact. in some cases kids will have to go to the hospital for supplemental oxygen, so something to keep an eye out for. >> why now? whats behind this surge in the rsv and the flu? >> so-called immunity gap, that for the last few year, especially young kids who havent had a lifetime of exposure to these viruses, lindsey, now theyre finally catching up, theyre getting new exp...

And its taking a lot longer for things to clear everybodys system. your thought on what youre seeing in the field? doctor: youre absolutely right, jackie. when you suppress mother nature, you create whats called an immunity gap, meaning you have reduced immunity to the basic bugs, basic virus and bacteria that we are normally exposed to and our bodies, immune systems are primed and build up defenses when we are exposed to the various viruses and bacteria and its especially a problem for newborns...

With respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) surging coast to coast, children's hospitals have been reporting long wait times and ...