Senior citizens are being hospitalized with RSV at this point in the season at a rate much higher than seen in seasons past, data from the CDC shows.
As of the week ending Nov. 5, the latest date for which data is available, adults aged 65 and older are being hospitalized at a weekly rate of 1.6 per 100,000.
This 1981 photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows an electron micrograph of Respiratory Syncytial Virus, also known as RSV."The hospitalizations numbers are greater than anything we've seen in the past nine seasons," he added. Now, with most pandemic measures relaxed, RSV is infecting both children who were born during the pandemic or primarily stayed home during the pandemic.MORE: Michigan children's hospital says it's 100% full due to RSV surge
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