The “tripledemic” has begun to decline

2024-01-12 14:27:42

It seems that there is good news and the bad news «tripledemia» by the worshipers of fear marketingmay be beginning to decline.

This is indicated by the latest report from the Acute Respiratory Infection Surveillance System (SIVIRA) of Spain, from yesterday January 11, 2024.

Literally:

The flu epidemic could have reached its maximum of activity in Primary Care in the last week of the year, while the hospitalization for flu remains on the rise. The increase in hospitalization due to RSV infection persists [virus de la bronquiolitis] especially in children under 1 year of age, while a stabilization in hospitalization due to COVID-19 in older patients.

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That is to say, the most worrying thing is that the flu is beginning to affect less. In that analysis we can read things like this:

-There is a observed stabilization trend in the rate of flu syndrome, while that of bronchiolitis descends.

-The percentage of positivity to SARS-CoV-2 rises to 10.6% (9.6% in the previous week), while for flu goes down to 41.4% (44.6% in the previous week) and also for descending RSV to 6% (9.9% in the previous week).

-The incidence of flu in Primary Care decreases for the first time in four weeks and points out that we could have reached the peak activity in the previous week with a high level of intensity in relation to previous seasons. This decrease is evident in all age groups except in the 45-64 year old group.

-The rate of COVID-19 hospitalization in week 01/2024 it stands at 4.2 cases/100,000 h (3.8 cases in the previous week) and a stabilization trendespecially in the 80 or older group.

-The rate of RSV infection in Primary Care presents a decline for two weeks which manifests itself in all age groups except in the 15-44 years group.

The evolution of flu cases is key when it comes to knowing If the mask will be mandatory in health centers from Madrid for a long time.

It is clear that the Ministry of Health has been hasty with the measure, chosen at a time of decline in these respiratory infections.

Its use is required from Wednesday, December 10, when this data was already recorded.

These are analyses, it should be noted that they are official, from the sentinel system, and that they are updated every week. Regions with a two-week decline may lift this use of masks and leave it as a recommendation, as indicated by the Ministry of Health itself.

Goodbye tripledemic? We’ll see what’s next.

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