Caitlin Rivers

I think we need to keep it coming. The information landscape is very fractured. People get their news from all sorts of places. They tune in, they tune out. And so reaching people is really about communicating frequently and clearly. And so I'm really heartened to hear that message from Secretary Kennedy. But I do think it needs to become a pattern or a cadence of that kind of messaging.

Absolutely. And I wouldn't be surprised if it already has. There were cuts to public health programs that directly affected states and local public health governments. They have had to lay off personnel as a direct result of those cuts. And I think we'll continue to see more. And I think as funding declines, we'll see more and more of these preventable outbreaks resurging.

Absolutely. And I wouldn't be surprised if it already has. There were cuts to public health programs that directly affected states and local public health governments. They have had to lay off personnel as a direct result of those cuts. And I think we'll continue to see more. And I think as funding declines, we'll see more and more of these preventable outbreaks resurging.

Absolutely. And I wouldn't be surprised if it already has. There were cuts to public health programs that directly affected states and local public health governments. They have had to lay off personnel as a direct result of those cuts. And I think we'll continue to see more. And I think as funding declines, we'll see more and more of these preventable outbreaks resurging.

Well, we care most about what's happening on the ground. So as you know, the fact that there are children who are dying of this preventable infection, and there are dozens of people who have been hospitalized, that's really the thing that matters. But elimination status is a reflection or a testament to our ability to control these preventable viruses.

Well, we care most about what's happening on the ground. So as you know, the fact that there are children who are dying of this preventable infection, and there are dozens of people who have been hospitalized, that's really the thing that matters. But elimination status is a reflection or a testament to our ability to control these preventable viruses.

Well, we care most about what's happening on the ground. So as you know, the fact that there are children who are dying of this preventable infection, and there are dozens of people who have been hospitalized, that's really the thing that matters. But elimination status is a reflection or a testament to our ability to control these preventable viruses.

And so losing elimination status would be a blow because it signals that something's gone wrong with our public health system.

And so losing elimination status would be a blow because it signals that something's gone wrong with our public health system.

And so losing elimination status would be a blow because it signals that something's gone wrong with our public health system.

This is the smallest winter wave we've had since the pandemic began.

This is the smallest winter wave we've had since the pandemic began.

This is the smallest winter wave we've had since the pandemic began.

This year's winter wave is low compared to previous winters. This is the smallest winter wave we've had since the pandemic began.

This year's winter wave is low compared to previous winters. This is the smallest winter wave we've had since the pandemic began.

This year's winter wave is low compared to previous winters. This is the smallest winter wave we've had since the pandemic began.

Influenza activity first peaked around the turn of the new year late December early January. Activity then declined for several weeks in a row which is usually a sign that the season is on its way out but then it really took an unusual turn and started to rise again so activity is now at a second peak just as high as it was around the turn of the new year.

Influenza activity first peaked around the turn of the new year late December early January. Activity then declined for several weeks in a row which is usually a sign that the season is on its way out but then it really took an unusual turn and started to rise again so activity is now at a second peak just as high as it was around the turn of the new year.

Influenza activity first peaked around the turn of the new year late December early January. Activity then declined for several weeks in a row which is usually a sign that the season is on its way out but then it really took an unusual turn and started to rise again so activity is now at a second peak just as high as it was around the turn of the new year.

The winter respiratory virus season often peaks in December or January, but it lingers through the spring months. And so I do think we have several more weeks, if not months, left of this sixth season.