Data: CDC; Note: All data subject to reporting delays and likely undercounted; RSV cases are a five-week moving average; Chart: Kavya Beheraj/Axios
An ominous rise in COVID cases has parents bracing for another wave of illness — even as flu season appears to be peaking and RSV is on the decline.
Why it matters: We're in a season of back-to-back-to-back sucker punches from respiratory viruses that are hitting young children earlier — and harder — than usual.
