HAVE YOU HAD A RECENT RESPIRATORY ILLNESS? Did symptoms such as a cough or runny nose linger longer than expected? Today, I want to share with you the findings of seven interviews conducted by NBC News.
This year has felt different. Few masks in public settings. Seattle has been unusually warm and dry.
But there is one more thing: When folks around me — patients, family, or friends — get a cold or the flu, it takes a long time to go away. Some even have their symptoms return a week or so after that.
Are my perceptions correct? Today, we look at infection trends and whether infections this year are worse than expected.