The 2022-23 influenza season saw a highly severe impact on U.S. adolescents and children, with early peaks in hospitalization rates and outpatient visits. The study underscores the importance of flu vaccination and antiviral treatment, especially as fewer hospitalized children were vaccinated compared to previous seasons.
By Tarun Sai LomteOct 15 2023Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. A recent study published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report described the incidence and severity of influenza in 2022-23 among adolescents and children in the United States .
Besides, influenza virus co-circulated with respiratory syncytial virus and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 . The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention annually assesses seasonal severity and estimates the rates and numbers of medical visits, hospitalizations, and deaths due to influenza in the US.
The researchers estimated influenza-related outpatient visits and deaths. The rates were calculated for children under five and those aged 5-17. Influenza vaccination status and clinical characteristics were obtained. Data were collected for hospitalized adolescents and children from 2016-17 to 2021-22 and for an age-stratified sample in 2022-23. The present study reported findings from the 2022-23 season relative to data from 2016-17 to 2021-22 seasons.
FluSurv-NET reported 2,762 influenza-related hospitalizations in individuals under 18 between October 2022 and April 2023. Nearly half had underlying conditions like obesity, asthma, and neurologic disorders. More than 95% of infections were due to influenza A virus. Most hospitalizations occurred in October–November 2022, higher than in previous seasons.
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