'A big soup of viruses': Respiratory viruses have been threatening hospital capacity in Alaska this winter. At the same time, other viruses like parainfluenza, metapneumovirus and common colds are circulating too.
Respiratory viruses have been threatening hospital capacity in Alaska this winter. Dr. Matt Hirschfeld, a pediatrician with Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage, said flu and RSV cases started spiking early this year, in October.
Hirschfeld said this year’s cold and flu season has been worse, in part because COVID precautions were keeping people separated and keeping viruses at bay the last few years. Hirschfeld added that the majority of his patients live in rural Alaska and were transferred into the city for more specialized care.
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