A rise in flu cases is compounding an ongoing surge in RSV cases, straining the regional health care system, the Marin County Heath Department reported last week. Flu virus levels in Marin County wastewater have jumped 23-fold in the past month. Today, Santa Clara announced an individual under age 65 who was unvaccinated against flu is their first influenza death this season. Flu is vaccine preventable, and most clinics are offering both flu and COVID vaccine at the same time.
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