Flu hospitalizations reach record-low’s, avoiding a ‘twindemic’ for now
By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com
Multiple locations, including Staker's Drugstore on Chillicothe Street, have flu vaccines at their places of business. Photo by Patrick Keck.
SCIOTO — Rates of influenza-associated hospitalizations are down significantly throughout Ohio and the United States, which public health experts say is due to a multitude of reasons.
A few weeks into the 2020-2021 flu season, the Ohio Department of Health has reported 43 hospitalizations as of Dec. 12. Compared to other years, this 10th week of reporting is just under 10 times less than last flu season’s and five times less than this point in 2018-2019.