纽约的流感病例不断增加, H3N2病毒导致严重疾病,尽管疫苗效果下降, 但仍引发健康警告.
New York sees rising flu cases, with H3N2 strain causing severe illness, prompting health warnings despite reduced vaccine effectiveness.
纽约多个地区的流感病例正在增加,威斯特切斯特,色,荷兰和奥诺达加县报告显著增长,自本赛季开始以来全国已有378,000多起感染者.
Flu cases are rising across multiple New York regions, with Westchester, Orange, Dutchess, and Onondaga counties reporting significant increases, contributing to over 378,000 statewide cases since the season began.
尽管疫苗的有效性有所下降,但H3N2仍占主导地位. 它与更严重的疾病有关,尤其是在老年人中,而新型病毒则减少了疫苗效力.
The H3N2 strain remains dominant, linked to more severe illness, especially among older adults, and a new variant reduces vaccine effectiveness.
尽管如此,卫生官员强调疫苗接种仍能减少40至60%的严重后果,并敦促居民接種疫苗,保持卫生,在生病时呆在家里,及早寻求治疗.
Despite this, health officials stress that vaccination can still reduce severe outcomes by 40 to 60 percent and urge residents to get vaccinated, practice hygiene, stay home when sick, and seek care early.
医院处于压力之中, 而这个季节被认为是十多年来最糟糕的.
Flu activity remains high, hospitals are under strain, and the season is considered one of the worst in over a decade.