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Africa-Press – Angola. <\/strong><\/span>US influenza hospital admissions have hit the highest rate in a decade as vaccinations sag, US officials say.<\/b><\/p>\n

They said adults have received five million fewer influenza jabs this year compared with the same time last year.<\/p>\n

Health experts are worried a so-called tripledemic of flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and coronavirus could swamp hospitals this winter.<\/p>\n

At least 730 people have died of flu this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).<\/p>\n

While older people are the most vulnerable age group, at least four children are among the dead.<\/p>\n

CDC data shows there have been at least 1.6 million flu cases overall and some 13,000 people have been taken to hospital.<\/p>\n

This season’s severity has not been matched at this point in the year since the H1N1 swine flu pandemic hit the US in 2009.<\/p>\n

“There’s no doubt we will face some challenges this winter,” Dawn O’Connell, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) assistant secretary for preparedness and response, said at a media briefing on Friday.<\/p>\n

Flu season in the US typically peaks in December and January but has surged early and rapidly this year.<\/p>\n

Health officials said the coronavirus pandemic had sharply curbed the spread of flu and other respiratory viruses,<\/p>\n

So many young children are now encountering them for the first time, but may have little to no immunity, said the officials.<\/p>\n

The early arrival of flu season has been compounded by a rise in Covid hospital admissions, fuelled by the spread of different Omicron subvariants.<\/p>\n

It has also coincided with a country-wide surge in RSV, a cold-like infection that is estimated to claim more than 14,000 lives annually in the US, mostly among older Americans.<\/p>\n

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