Thanks! We're definitely seeing pediatric ILI rise locally in our California county. And in our LHJ, pediatric influenza vaccination rates are unfortunately tracking lower than last year same time.
Boots on the ground NY metro area/NJ is stunningly low- a few sporadic flu/covid even strep is lower than typical following such an intense 24-25 season. Small stirrings but a very atypical October into November. It bodes well for Thanksgiving, but of course these things can turn quickly.
FYI about the Oregon RSV hospitalization info. If you're using the state RSV report, that data is for the tri-county Portland area only. Same for the flu-bites report. They don't have statewide hospitalization data that I've seen that isn't CDC sourced. So for the last reporting period there was one hospitalization in a child <5yrs in Clackamas, Multnomah, or Washington County. To date there have been 4 RSV hospitalizations in the tri-county area since respiratory season reporting started week 40. 3 in <5yrs and 1 in 65+. https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/DISEASESCONDITIONS/COMMUNICABLEDISEASE/DISEASESURVEILLANCEDATA/Documents/RSV/RSV_Oregon.pdf
Looking at the flu bite report there have been 5 hospitalizations in the tri-county area since week 40, all age 65+, none in the most recent reporting period 10/26 to 11/1.
Thanks! We're definitely seeing pediatric ILI rise locally in our California county. And in our LHJ, pediatric influenza vaccination rates are unfortunately tracking lower than last year same time.
Oh my we have such an excess of flu vaccine, like never before. I hope the season is kind given this abrupt drop in uptake.
Ugh, fingers crossed here too
Great! I so appreciate this data!!
Boots on the ground NY metro area/NJ is stunningly low- a few sporadic flu/covid even strep is lower than typical following such an intense 24-25 season. Small stirrings but a very atypical October into November. It bodes well for Thanksgiving, but of course these things can turn quickly.
Thanks for research and reporting.
Thank you!
Thanks you your work on this!
Thank you so much!
Thank you for doing this hard work and keeping us informed.
Thank you! 🌻
FYI about the Oregon RSV hospitalization info. If you're using the state RSV report, that data is for the tri-county Portland area only. Same for the flu-bites report. They don't have statewide hospitalization data that I've seen that isn't CDC sourced. So for the last reporting period there was one hospitalization in a child <5yrs in Clackamas, Multnomah, or Washington County. To date there have been 4 RSV hospitalizations in the tri-county area since respiratory season reporting started week 40. 3 in <5yrs and 1 in 65+. https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/DISEASESCONDITIONS/COMMUNICABLEDISEASE/DISEASESURVEILLANCEDATA/Documents/RSV/RSV_Oregon.pdf
Looking at the flu bite report there have been 5 hospitalizations in the tri-county area since week 40, all age 65+, none in the most recent reporting period 10/26 to 11/1.
Thanks as always for keeping us all informed!
Many thanks for sending current information to us!