You’re not imagining it. The ‘quad-demic’ is making everyone sick.

You’re not imagining it. The ‘quad-demic’ is making everyone sick. 
New Jersey Advance Media; by Jackie Roman; 1/27/25 
A quadruple threat of viruses is driving up emergency room visits and hospital admissions across the United States, including in New Jersey. Public health experts warn a “quad-demic” — a contagious combination of COVID-19, influenza, RSV and norovirus — has increased pressure on New Jersey hospitals this winter. Emergency department visits and hospital admissions remain elevated for COVID-19, influenza, and RSV, according to the state’s latest respiratory illness surveillance report. ... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that there have been at least 16 million illnesses, 190,000 hospitalizations, and 8,300 deaths from flu so far this season. Thirty-one of those deaths were among children, according to the CDC. [Click on the title's link for more data and a national map, with updates by the CDC on 1/22/25.] 
Editor's note: How is this 'quad-demic' impacting your hospice and palliative care service areas? What infection control measures are you reinforcing for patient care and staff safety? Now's the time to assess needs, strengths, gaps and to take action.