Newly updated data from the CDC shows respiratory illness activity is increasing in the U.S. with COVID and flu hospitalizations rising and RSV hospitalizations stable.

Respiratory illness activity is elevated or increasing across most areas of the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In total, 15 states plus New York City are experiencing “high” or “very high” levels of respiratory illness activity, defined as people going to the doctor with symptoms from any respiratory disease including flu, COVID, RSV and the common cold.

COVID-19 and flu hospitalizations appear to be trending upward while RSV hospitalizations appear to be to be stable, the data shows.

    • MTK@lemmy.world
      163·
      7 months ago

      Don’t you see how there are other options to literally everything you said here?

      I would spell it all out for you, but I believe you can do it yourself.

      Some people might benefit from it and some might not. There is no absolutes here. And no, not everything is for sure going to be helpful. It’s just annoying to think that going to the office is going to be always helpful and give some sort of benefit. It just isn’t true. For some situations and some people it might be.

      And the whole “humans are pack animals” thing, that’s just stupid. It doesn’t have anything to do with going back to the office. I can have my “pack” as friends and my work as work and these two don’t have to mix together. That’s just annoying.

            • MTK@lemmy.world
              1·
              7 months ago

              Look, we can agree to disagree on this, I think that for some people the physical aspect is not needed for good and tight work relationships. Heck, some people date over the internet, which I think goes to show that there is no magical “this thing always is better then that”

    • lingh0e@sh.itjust.works
      8·
      7 months ago

      I’m glad you find value in your situation.

      I don’t necessarily share your opinions, as my situations have been entirely different. A majority of the office based jobs I’ve had could have absolutely been fully remote. Hell, I might have kept one or two of them for longer if they were remote.

        • lingh0e@sh.itjust.works
          3·
          7 months ago

          No. Was my brief post that confusing?

          I was under the impression that you found value in your situation… which is why I said that I was happy for you finding value in your situation.

          I was also under the impression that I didn’t find value in my return to work situations, and that the majority of the office jobs I’ve had can be done 100% remotely… which is why I said that I didn’t find value in my situations said the majority of the office jobs I’ve had could be done 100% remotely.

          Notice I didn’t make any comments about your shitty closing paragraph that is an out of hand dismissal of anyone who might have an opposing view?