From the BBC -
..there is plenty of evidence to suggest the [Covid] virus is on its way to becoming just another respiratory bug to contend with, alongside flu and others maybe lesser known, such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), rhinorvirus and adenovirus.
And last winter, there were estimated to be more flu deaths than Covid ones, in England - just over 14,000 compared with 10,000 - according to the UK Health Security Agency.
That comes as no surprise to Prof Paul Hunter, an infectious-diseases expert at the University of East Anglia.
The immunity to serious illness built up from vaccination and infection means the death rate per Covid infection is now well below that of flu, he says.
Although there was a lot more Covid around in 2022, with a series of peaks over the 12 months, rather than it being largely confined to the winter months like other respiratory viruses - so for the year as a whole, the Covid death toll would outstrip that of flu.
But, crucially, that trend has not been repeated in 2023. Instead, there is a much more seasonal pattern to the virus, with a long lull during spring and summer.
Covid is "well on the way" to becoming seasonal, Prof Hunter says, with flu likely to cause more deaths from now on. And eventually, Covid will become "just another cause of the common cold", like the other coronaviruses that circulate.
Source - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66994137
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