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Visits for viral and respiratory illness at the 25 emergency departments included in the study rose 72% over the 4 preceding months.
The Home Test to Treat program offers home COVID and flu testing, telehealth visits, and treatment—if needed—for uninsured and underinsured adults.
The use of complementary respiratory virus tracking tools in schools, including air sampling, may help detect outbreaks.
Pediatric hospital bed occupancy is approaching levels seen last year due to multiple respiratory illnesses.
In its weekly update, the CDC also said five new flu-related deaths in children have been confirmed.
Regions on the rise include parts of Asia, North America, and Europe.
Chinese officials told the WHO that the increase in respiratory illness in children is linked to increased circulation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and an uptick in flu, RSV, and adenovirus.
The highest flu positivity rates were in the Mountain, south central, southeast, and West Coast regions.
Media reports describe overwhelmed children's hospitals in multiple locations in China.
Yet more people said they likely won't receive the COVID-19 booster than said they would get it (44% vs 40%).
