In a statement to DailyMail.com, the CDC said it was ‘hearing from some doctors and state health departments about an apparent increase in iGAS infections among children in parts of the United States, and is investigating this increase.’
In a noticeable shift in rhetoric, the agency added: ‘Like many infections during the COVID-19 pandemic, iGAS infections declined substantially.
‘Mitigation measures (e.g., school and workplace closures, masking) used during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic helped to reduce the spread of many viruses and bacteria.’
The CDC does say however that it is not clear if there are more infections this year than in those previous, or if the wave is just striking America earlier than usual.
Immune naivety contributed to the eruption of a ‘tripledemic’ in the US this year, with RSV and the flu both erupting this winter alongside Covid.
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