Public Health Officials Say Low Flu, COVID Vaccination Rates Putting Pressure On Hospitals

Reuters (1/12, Rigby, Steenhuysen) reported, “Low vaccination rates against the latest versions of COVID-19 and influenza are putting pressure on healthcare systems this winter, leading public health officials told Reuters.” Around the world, “there have been reports of rising hospitalizations linked to respiratory infections in recent weeks. Death rates have also ticked up among older adults in some regions, but far below the COVID pandemic peak.”