Studies tied oseltamivir to lower odds of death, shorter hospital stays, and lower rates of readmission, and onradivir and oseltamivir to speedier symptom relief.
The loss of activity is equivalent to 15% of the US population becoming completely immobile for 1 day.
Adult COVID-19 patients also infected with the flu are 4 times more likely to need mechanical ventilation and 2.4 times more likely to die.
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A total of 11% of RSV patients experienced a cardiac event, abnormal heart rhythm, heart failure, or ischemic heart disease.
The 10 new flu-related deaths in children bring the season's total to 226, the most since 2009-10.
Resistance developed in 10% of those treated with baloxavir.
The pediatric deaths push the season total to 216, surpassing last season's total of 207.
With increasing time since diagnosis, only the severe infections continued to cause symptoms.
Among clinicians with knowledge of guidelines, 62% recommended use.
Flu-related deaths in children climb to 204, up 6 from the previous week, the CDC says.
In a flu pandemic setting, the drug could be used to curb household transmission, especially early in the response, the authors say.
The highest risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 was in the first 72 hours at room temperature and first 24 hours at 37℃.
One state, however—New York—reports high activity of influenza-like illness.
