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While the Georgia Department of Public Health recorded the first influenza deaths of the winter this month, many data indicate that flu and other respiratory illnesses are continuing to decline.
The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 1.9 million people have experienced flu-like illnesses so far this season, with 970 deaths and 23,000 hospitalizations nationwide.
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Flu is rising, and COVID levels are higher than last season's peak. But COVID hospitalizations and deaths are down. Nonetheless, COVID is still the most dangerous virus circulating.
National data shows COVID-19 levels are moderate. In most of the U.S., levels of other respiratory viruses are low, although RSV is ticking up in some southeastern states.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say 56% of Georgians are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But only a quarter got the updated variant-targeting shots this flu season.
Makers of products like Children's Tylenol say they're trying to keep up with big demand as RSV, flu, and COVID spread. But medical experts note that kids' fevers don't always call for medicine.