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Late January, early February is the typical peak for respiratory illnesses/viruses in Minnesota. Dr. George Morris from CentraCare joined me on WJON. He explains a couple weeks after the holidays is when these illnesses spike and that leads to more people needing hospitalization.

St. Cloud Hospital and hospitals throughout the country are experiencing a triple threat of respiratory illnesses which includes, flu, COVID-19 and RSV. Doctor George Morris is the Physician/Vice-President for Performance Excellence at CentraCare. He joined me on WJON.

The cases of influenza, COVID-19 and RSV are on the rise at St. Cloud Hospital. That according to CentraCare spokesman Dr. George Morris. He says the respiratory illness season is about about 2 months ahead of where it normally would be this time of year.

The flu shot takes about two weeks for the antibodies to build up in an immune system so getting it too late into fall wouldn't do a whole lot of good.

If I saw one post over the holidays of a family getting hit with "the stomach bug" I saw 20.

According to the Minnesota Department of Health, the Flu (influenza) is now 'widespread' across the state -- with more than 200 hospitalizations reported in Minnesota so far this season. Wabasso Schools in southwest Minnesota called off classes today and again Friday, with more than 20% of the student body sick with the flu...

Even if you got the flu shot this season, this bugger is still out to get you. H3N2 is awful this year and still strong all across Minnesota.