Listen to “Learn More About This Year’s Respiratory Virus Season” on Spreaker.
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Despite our hopes, respiratory virus season is not over yet. The rate of acute respiratory illness causing people to seek healthcare remains high, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
While viruses like the flu, RSV and COVID can impact people anytime, most people associate these viruses with colder and winter months – and while winter may be loosening its grip – these viruses are not.
Who is most vulnerable to respiratory illnesses?
Immunocompromised people. You qualify as “immunocompromised” if you have an illness that weakens your immune system, such as cancer, an autoimmune disease, or have had an organ transplant. You may also qualify if your immune system works well. but are being treated for another condition suppresses your immune response.
We all know someone who is immunocompromised and for these people, COVID can be deadly.
Approximately 3% of the U.S adult population is considered immunocompromised and are more susceptible to severe outcomes and complications of infectious disease.
The best thing you can do to protect yourself against respiratory infections includes:
Vaccines are the recommended approach
However, vaccines are shown to leave immunocompromised people exposed and need extra protection
Talk to your doctor about a COVID protection approach
Cover your cough or sneeze
Dr. Amesh Adalja, Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, will be available to discuss the peaking of the respiratory illness season and how everyone can protect themselves. He’ll also discuss protecting immunocompromised people from COVID-19.
Interview is courtesy: Invivyd
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