Alabama NewsCenter — Attention Alabamians: virus season isn’t over; protect yourself against flu, RSV, COVID

By: Savannah Koplon

This winter, influenza, COVID and RSV cases have surged across the United States. And we’re not done with it.

It seems as if everyone knows someone who has a runny nose, a fever or a cough, or who has had to call out of work for themselves or to take care of a sick child.

“While hospitalizations are steady for the time of year, they are rapidly increasing due to spread of severe illness,” said Dr. Rachael Lee, University of Alabama at Birmingham chief health care epidemiologist. “It is important to refrain from going to hospital emergency departments to avoid continued overstressing of the community’s resources.”

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