Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Influenza Hospital Admissions and Deaths in Wales: Descriptive National Time Series Analysis.
Mohammad A Al SallakhDavies AdeloyeEleftheria VasileiouShanya SivakumaranAshley AkbariRonan A LyonsChris RobertsonIgor RudanGwyneth A DaviesAziz SheikhPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2024)
Nonpharmaceutical interventions to control COVID-19 were associated with a substantial reduction in the transmission of the influenza virus, with associated substantial reductions in hospital cases and deaths observed. Beyond the pandemic context, consideration should be given to the role of nonpharmaceutical community-driven interventions to reduce the burden of influenza.