More than 1,000 students absent, suspected respiratory outbreak under investigation at 2 San Diego
https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/hundreds-of-students-absent-suspected-respiratory-outbreak-under-investigation/509-62628bd2-e7ec-4c19-b344-94fa7c53fe93School officials said the symptoms were mostly fever, cough and headache.
Author: CBS 8 Staff, County News Center, Shannon Handy
Published: 1:02 PM PDT October 13, 2022
Updated: 10:39 PM PDT October 13, 2022
SAN DIEGO — San Diego County Public Health Services is investigating a large, suspected outbreak of respiratory and flu-like symptoms reported among students at Patrick Henry High School and Del Norte High School.
About 400 students were absent from Del Norte High School on Wednesday and Thursday due to an outbreak of a flu-like illness.
School officials said the symptoms were mostly fever, cough and headache.
According to Poway Unified spokesperson Christine Paik, the absences began Monday.
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Have seen news headlines about this.
over the last 3 days.
Initially 40% of kids were out sick and now it is 50% of the student body out sick. And this is high school...they never go out sick unless it is really bad.
All of the scientists and doctors are trying to wrap their heads around this one, most are still baffled. They have surmised that this huge increase of the Flu is a result of lowered flu antibodies. I don't buy this answer though. If people wore masks, etc during severe Covid outbreaks over the last two years and their natural Flu antibodies are not as strong as before Covid, then everybody would be seeing huge Flu increases this year. They aren't. Germany is seeing a strong, new wave of Covid right now. It will then get worse in the US. There are no reporting of sudden and dramatic flu numbers like this anywhere else in the world. Why is this one, very specific area seeing such a sudden and dramatic number of flu cases?
This does not make sense to me.
I got both my Covid and Flu shots 10 days ago. For the 2 Covid vaxxes and the first 2 boosters I always had to wait, make appointments, etc. I haven't seen a single person in line for a new vaxx at all. No one is getting boosted. Hello, Winter and Covid Wave #? You are being welcomed with open arms.
