Being prepared for paediatric respiratory viral infections post-COVID-19 restrictions.

Abstract

In a previous article in autumn 20201 we wrote of the potential dangers of managing the usual seasonal winter peak of paediatric viral infections during the COVID-19 pandemic. In reality, there have been negligible winter rates of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza2 due to dramatically reduced social mixing. This is a pattern that has been repeated around the world, with low rates of respiratory viral infections reported in the US, …