美国三种病毒并行，新冠住院人数攀升
专家警告称，今冬美国可能面临“三重流行病”——新冠、流感和呼吸道合胞病毒(RSV)并行，与此同时，新冠住院人数自7月以来首次出现攀升。但新冠并不是唯一一种呈正在蔓延的病毒。
近期RSV感染病例激增已经引起了医疗界的担忧。根据美国疾病控制与预防中心的数据，每年约有5.8万名5岁以下儿童因RSV感染住院。在最近这波RSV传播中，多家儿童医院已经满负荷运转。
“这些病毒并不新鲜，但过去几年，因为常戴口罩和各项隔离措施，我们暴露在这些病毒中的几率减小了，”加州一会员制基础医疗机构One Medical的儿科医生乐安说：“随着人们恢复正常生活，开始上线下课，去办公室工作，暴露在病毒中的风险也随之增高。这就意味着，要想同时应对这三重威胁，采取防护性和预防性措施比以往任何时候都更加重要。”
美国疾病控制与预防中心报告称，美国新冠确诊患者住院人数增加了1%。其中，住院人数最多的州是缅因州，尽管该州的全程疫苗接种率在全国名列前茅，全程接种意味着已经打完了基础免疫要求的全部剂次（无论是一针还是两针），而且最后一针接种完成已满两周。
美国卫生部的数据显示，缅因州10%的住院床位被用于收治确诊或疑似新冠病例。北卡罗来纳州和特拉华州紧随其后，新冠患者分别占据了8%和7%的床位。
虽然接种疫苗和加强针可以降低出现重症、住院和死亡的风险，但并不能完全保护你不感染；但是，随着美国进入流感季，强烈鼓励人们接种新冠疫苗和流感疫苗。
“预防措施还包括在公共场所和办公场所与他人密切接触时要佩戴口罩，或者周围有人出现上呼吸道感染症状时戴上口罩。”伊利诺伊州芝加哥市的家庭医生马克·拉夫曼说:“当前，在婴儿和其他最脆弱群体的保护中，我认为重点是，应避免与任何病人或近期与病人有过密接的人接触，同时在出现任何一点污染风险时，都要严格保持手部卫生和物体表面的清洁。”
新冠住院比率最高的州:
1.缅因州
2.北卡罗莱纳州
3.特拉华州
4.马里兰州
5.明尼苏达州
6.纽约州
7.佛蒙特州
8.康涅狄格州
9.密歇根州
10.密苏里州（财富中文网）
译者：Agatha
专家警告称，今冬美国可能面临“三重流行病”——新冠、流感和呼吸道合胞病毒(RSV)并行，与此同时，新冠住院人数自7月以来首次出现攀升。但新冠并不是唯一一种呈正在蔓延的病毒。
近期RSV感染病例激增已经引起了医疗界的担忧。根据美国疾病控制与预防中心的数据，每年约有5.8万名5岁以下儿童因RSV感染住院。在最近这波RSV传播中，多家儿童医院已经满负荷运转。
“这些病毒并不新鲜，但过去几年，因为常戴口罩和各项隔离措施，我们暴露在这些病毒中的几率减小了，”加州一会员制基础医疗机构One Medical的儿科医生乐安说：“随着人们恢复正常生活，开始上线下课，去办公室工作，暴露在病毒中的风险也随之增高。这就意味着，要想同时应对这三重威胁，采取防护性和预防性措施比以往任何时候都更加重要。”
美国疾病控制与预防中心报告称，美国新冠确诊患者住院人数增加了1%。其中，住院人数最多的州是缅因州，尽管该州的全程疫苗接种率在全国名列前茅，全程接种意味着已经打完了基础免疫要求的全部剂次（无论是一针还是两针），而且最后一针接种完成已满两周。
美国卫生部的数据显示，缅因州10%的住院床位被用于收治确诊或疑似新冠病例。北卡罗来纳州和特拉华州紧随其后，新冠患者分别占据了8%和7%的床位。
虽然接种疫苗和加强针可以降低出现重症、住院和死亡的风险，但并不能完全保护你不感染；但是，随着美国进入流感季，强烈鼓励人们接种新冠疫苗和流感疫苗。
“预防措施还包括在公共场所和办公场所与他人密切接触时要佩戴口罩，或者周围有人出现上呼吸道感染症状时戴上口罩。”伊利诺伊州芝加哥市的家庭医生马克·拉夫曼说:“当前，在婴儿和其他最脆弱群体的保护中，我认为重点是，应避免与任何病人或近期与病人有过密接的人接触，同时在出现任何一点污染风险时，都要严格保持手部卫生和物体表面的清洁。”
新冠住院比率最高的州:
1.缅因州
2.北卡罗莱纳州
3.特拉华州
4.马里兰州
5.明尼苏达州
6.纽约州
7.佛蒙特州
8.康涅狄格州
9.密歇根州
10.密苏里州（财富中文网）
译者：Agatha
As experts warn of a potential “tripledemic” this winter—the convergence of COVID, flu, and RSV (also known as respiratory syncytial virus), COVID hospitalizations rates are climbing for the first time since July. But it’s not the only virus on the rise.
The recent surge in RSV is causing concerns for doctors. Each year, approximately 58,000 children under 5 are hospitalized due to RSV infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And with the recent surge, many children’s hospitals are already at capacity.
“These viruses are not new, but we have had less exposure to them in the past couple of years due to masking and quarantining measures,” says Dr. Anh Le, a California-based pediatrician with One Medical, a membership-based primary care practice. “Now that people have started to go back to normalcy, with in-person schooling and office work, we have more opportunities for exposure. What this means for us in trying to approach this triple threat is that preventative measures and precautions are more important than ever.
The CDC reports a 1% increase in new admissions of patients with confirmed COVID-19 in the U.S. The state with the most COVID hospitalizations is Maine even though it has one of the country’s highest full vaccination rates, which means a person has received their primary series of vaccinations (whether that’s one or two doses) and two weeks have passed since their last dose.
According to data from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, 10% of Maine’s inpatient beds are being used for people who have confirmed or suspected cases of the virus. North Carolina and Delaware follow, with 8% and 7% of hospital beds being used for COVID patients, respectively.
While getting vaccinated and boosted against COVID reduces your risk of severe illness, hospitalization or death, it does not prevent you from getting the virus altogether; however, both COVID and flu shots are highly encouraged as America enters flu season.
“Preventive efforts also include wearing a mask when in close contact with others in the public and the workplace, and when around anyone who has symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection,” says Dr. Mark T. Loafman, a family physician based in Chicago, Illinois. “With the goal of protecting infants and other populations who are most vulnerable right now, I would recommend focusing on avoiding contact with anyone who is ill or who has been in recent contact with someone ill, along with strict hand hygiene and surface cleansing when there is any risk of contamination.”
States with the most COVID hospitalizations:
1. Maine
2. North Carolina
3. Delaware
4. Maryland
5. Minnesota
6. New York
7. Vermont
8. Connecticut
9. Michigan
10. Missouri
