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LOS ANGELES: Respiratory illnesses are ticking up in the United States ahead of the holidays with hospital admissions for Covid-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) reaching their highest levels since the start of this year.
The amount of respiratory illness causing people to seek healthcare is increasing across most areas of the country, Xinhua reported citing the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
More than 22,700 new COVID hospital admissions were reported across the country in the week ending Dec 9, the highest since February, according to the latest data released by the CDC on Monday.
Nationally, laboratory test positivity for influenza and emergency department visits due to influenza are increasing, according to the CDC.
Seasonal influenza activity is elevated in most parts of the country, with the southeast, south-central, and west coast areas reporting the highest levels of activity, according to the CDC weekly review.
The number of weekly flu hospital admissions continued to increase.
So far, there have been at least 3.7 million illnesses, 38,000 hospitalisations, and 2,300 deaths from flu this season in the United States, according to the CDC.
Children’s hospitals in the United States confronted a violent wave of RSV last year, which can be dangerous for small children, especially infants, and some were overwhelmed.
This year, RSV appears to have stabilised and peaked nationwide, according to the CDC.
CDC Director Mandy Cohen urged Americans to get vaccinated, especially ahead of year-end holidays; to order free at-home coronavirus tests; and to consider adopting the usual precautions, including regular hand washing, opening windows for ventilation and wearing masks.
Yet vaccine uptake of COVID-19, influenza, and RSV remains low in the country.
The percentage of the population reporting receipt of the updated COVID-19 vaccine is 7.8 per cent for children and 18.3 per cent for adults over 18 years of age, including 37.4 per cent among adults aged over 65, according to CDC data.
The flu vaccine coverage is 43.3 per cent for children and 42.2 per cent for adults over 18 years of age, including 69.3 per cent among adults aged over 65, CDC data showed.
There is an “urgent need” to boost vaccination coverage as flu, and COVID cases continue to rise nationally, said the CDC.
隨著假期臨近，美國的新冠肺炎、流感和呼吸道合胞病毒病例不斷增加
洛杉磯：假期前夕，美國的呼吸道疾病呈上升趨勢，因 Covid-19、流感和呼吸道合胞病毒 (RSV) 住院的人數達到今年年初以來的最高水平。
新華社引述美國疾病管制與預防中心（CDC）的報告稱，在全國大部分地區，導致人們就醫的呼吸道疾病數量正在增加。
根據美國疾病管制與預防中心 (CDC) 週一發布的最新數據，截至 12 月 9 日當週，全國新增新冠肺炎入院人數超過 22,700 例，為 2 月以來最高。
據疾病預防控制中心稱，在全國範圍內，流感實驗室檢測呈陽性以及因流感而到急診室就診的人數正在增加。
根據疾病預防控制中心的每週審查，該國大部分地區的季節性流感活動有所增加，其中東南部、中南部和西海岸地區的活動水平最高。
每週因流感入院的人數持續增加。
據美國疾病管制與預防中心 (CDC) 稱，到目前為止，本季度美國已有至少 370 萬人患病、38,000 人住院治療、2,300 人因流感死亡。
去年，美國的兒童醫院遭遇了RSV的猛烈浪潮，這對幼兒，尤其是嬰兒來說可能是危險的，有些兒童醫院已經不堪重負。
據美國疾病管制與預防中心 (CDC) 稱，今年，呼吸道合胞病毒似乎已在全國範圍內趨於穩定並達到頂峰。
疾病預防控制中心主任曼迪·科恩敦促美國人接種疫苗，尤其是在年底假期之前； 訂購免費的家庭冠狀病毒檢測； 並考慮採取常規預防措施，包括經常洗手、開窗通風和戴口罩。
然而，該國 Covid-19、流感和 RSV 疫苗的接種率仍然很低。
根據 CDC 的數據，報告接種更新後的 Covid-19 疫苗的人口比例，兒童為 7.8%，18 歲以上成年人為 18.3%，其中 65 歲以上成年人為 37.4%。
CDC數據顯示，兒童流感疫苗覆蓋率為43.3%，18歲以上成年人為42.2%，其中65歲以上成年人為69.3%。
疾病預防控制中心表示，隨著流感和新冠病例在全國範圍內持續上升，「迫切需要」提高疫苗接種覆蓋率。
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