Hospitalisations among children for some respiratory infections have been higher than usual in multiple countries this year. Yanukit Raiva/EyeEm/Getty Images
After two long winters of covid-19, now the northern hemisphere is enduring a difficult season of multiple infectious illnesses. Other respiratory infections, like influenza and those caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), are running rampant, particularly in children – leading to waves of hospitalisations and a number of deaths. While it is normal for respiratory infections to spike in the coldest months, the timing of the waves and the number of hospitalisations both in children and the wider population…
