02/24/2025
Flu and RSV Cases Are Surging – Protect Your Family
This is the worst flu season in 15 years, with low vaccination rates and a high level of cases. We are also seeing RSV and other viruses. We’re seeing more hospitalizations, sick visits in clinic, missed school days, and missed work for parents as flu continues to spread. High flu levels are expected to continue for the next several weeks, but there are ways to help protect your family.
The flu shot is still available and can reduce the severity of illness, help prevent complications, and shorten recovery time. The RSV antibody shot is also available for babies and young children.
Here’s how we can help:
• Flu shots: Call 435-688-5437 to schedule or ask to add a flu shot to an existing appointment.
• Same-day sick visits: If your child has flu symptoms—fever over 100.4°F, body aches, cough, or chest discomfort—call 435-251-2740 for an appointment.
• After-hours pediatric care: Evening and weekend visits are available for patients from our Sunset, Hurricane Valley, and Washington Fields clinics. Call 435-251-2740 to schedule.
Redrock Clinic – Pediatrics
1380 E. Medical Center Drive, Suite #3100, Saint George, UT 84790
Extended Hours:
Monday-Friday: 5:30-9:30 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday: 3-7 p.m.
Flu will be here for weeks to come—don’t wait to protect your child. Schedule a flu shot today.
Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital facilities in both Salt Lake City and Lehi are full due to an increase in respiratory syncytial virus, influenza, and other illnesses.
“Right now, we are seeing spikes in RSV and influenza as well as other viruses circulating, and this has led to a big influx of children being hospitalized,” said Dr. Nathan Money, a pediatric hospitalist at Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital and University of Utah Health and an assistant professor of pediatrics at University of Utah School of Medicine. “We’re full right now, but we aren’t turning anyone away. We’re finding ways to accommodate every child.”
RSV is a highly contagious virus that can spread easily through coughs, sneezes and direct contact with contaminated surfaces. RSV is the leading cause of bronchiolitis, which is a lung infection that can result in severe illness. Kids under the age of three still tend to get sicker than older children — and the younger the infant, the more likely they are to end up hospitalized. RSV is linked to thousands of hospitalizations, hundreds of deaths, and millions of clinic visits in young children across the nation.
An antibody shot is now available for RSV, as well as the flu vaccine. Providers recommend kids, pregnant people, and older people get both.