Mortality from common respiratory pathogens in the COVID-19 era: Trends and implications
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Last year, a resurgent respiratory viral season — particularly a surge in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections among children — led to some acrimonious debate. Many scientists noted that the phenomenon was more or less explainable by the dramatic (undisputed) global decline in the circulation of common respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Beneficial for some time, this decline also increased the share of the population (or at least of children) susceptible to these viruses, leading to a degree of “catch up” once these pathogens returned to widespread circulation (a phenomenon sometimes characterized as “immunity debt”). Others, in contrast, argued that COVID-19 gravely damaged the immune systems of the US and presumably world population, leading to greater intrinsic susceptibility to infection across the board.
Mortality from common respiratory pathogens in the COVID-19 era: Trends and implications
Mortality from common respiratory pathogens…
Mortality from common respiratory pathogens in the COVID-19 era: Trends and implications
Last year, a resurgent respiratory viral season — particularly a surge in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections among children — led to some acrimonious debate. Many scientists noted that the phenomenon was more or less explainable by the dramatic (undisputed) global decline in the circulation of common respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Beneficial for some time, this decline also increased the share of the population (or at least of children) susceptible to these viruses, leading to a degree of “catch up” once these pathogens returned to widespread circulation (a phenomenon sometimes characterized as “immunity debt”). Others, in contrast, argued that COVID-19 gravely damaged the immune systems of the US and presumably world population, leading to greater intrinsic susceptibility to infection across the board.