An alternative to the “no germs” theory of ⬆️ respiratory infections: Over 80% of the population has now been exposed to Covid and it’s been shown you can be immunosuppressed months after infection. So our increased infection rate, may be due to our increased infection rate. 🤯

Is it possible that on top of everything else, that we’re dealing with a more virulent strain of RSV this year than normal?

@AlexanderDent6 Surveillance system for RSV (it was reviewed a couple of years before the pandemic) is simply at a baby stage and genomic surveillance is at a vestigial stage. There are indeed RSV genotypes/serotypes with different pathogenicity, but I think we are seeing host factors at play.

@ChristosArgyrop host factors in babies? What is happening to the babies?

@AlexanderDent6 Jerome is one of the senior accounts who spelled it out. The Strep throat thingie is kind of telling too.