Experts warn of children at risk of multiple viruses as the curfew weakens their immune systems:

More British than ever before are at risk of triple infections this year as blockages suppress our immune systems, scientists say.

Leading virologists fear a massive flu epidemic ostensibly as the virus has been effectively stifled by restrictions put in place to fight Covid, meaning the country has little immunity.

But the never-ending cycle of virus braking has left society vulnerable to other seasonal diseases like RSV and adenovirus.

And Covid must continue to circulate.

Professor Paul Hunter, an infectious disease specialist at the University of East Anglia, said a bad flu year would inevitably increase the risk of triple infections.

It came after US doctors said the children came to clinics infected with three viruses at once, possibly due to Covid policies that have weakened their immune systems.

One expert said this is “not typical for any time of the year.”

Professor Thomas Murray, an infection control specialist and pediatrician at Yale, said: The Washington Post has seen children with combinations of adenovirus, rhinovirus, RSV, human metapneumovirus, influenza, parainfluenza and Covid itself.

“It’s not typical for all times of the year and certainly not typical for May and June,” he added.

Statistics from the CDC show an abnormal increase in flu that started a few weeks ago.

It usually occurred in early summer, which is a dead time for respiratory infections.

But the US has been slower to embrace the post-pandemic era, abandoning the requirement that all travelers test negative on weekends.

Influenza numbers are yet to rise in Britain and have barely increased after most of the restrictions were lifted last year.

But flu season often mirrors what’s happening in Australia and the rest of the Southern Hemisphere.

Professor Hunter said there could be a triple increase in infections by the end of the year, given what’s happening abroad.

“I believe Australia is going through a wave of flu right now. And we know that if Australia is bad in our summer, we will be bad next winter.

“It is not unreasonable to expect that we will have a severe flu this year, increasing the risk of triple or co-infection.”

He explained that people are infected with common seasonal insects such as colds and flu so they enjoy a period of increased protection while their immune systems are on the alert against viruses.

“It could be as short as a few years, but it could also be a little longer,” he said.

“This is the case, for example, for other coronaviruses, influenza, noroviruses, and adenoviruses.”

But Professor Hunter added that if people are isolated from these viruses for an extended period of time, as with two-year intermittent quarantines, this protection is significantly reduced.

“So if you’re not exposed to viruses for a long time, you lose your immunity to infections and when the community reopens you’ll be more susceptible and you could be exposed to multiple viral infections at the same time,” he said.

“It also means that if you’re exposed, if the gap is long enough, you can get sick more than you would otherwise.”

He added that it is currently unclear whether such infections are occurring in the UK, but said it is likely “inevitable”.

Dr. Cellular microbiologist Simon Clarke of the University of Reading said triple infections are “unusual but unheard of”.

He also said the UK is more likely to experience these infections in the winter, but added that we may see fewer cases now.

“You’d expect flu and colds to increase during the winter, so it’s more likely to happen in the winter, but it’s not mind-blowing that you’re seeing relatively low levels in the summer,” he said.

Dr. Clarke also said that blockades and other pandemic restrictions will reduce our immunity to these viruses, but added that it is still a better outcome than allowing Covid to spread through the population.

“It’s an unintended consequence, but the cost of doing it this way is less than not doing it,” he said.

Although triple infections can occur, scientists argue that vaccines are very unlikely to cause serious illness.

Last year, it was expected to bring the NHS to its knees amid concerns about the flu itself as well as the circulating Covid.

However, this did not happen.

But according to official statistics, several common mistakes that were suppressed in the first phase of the Covid pandemic since the end of the quarantine rules have resurfaced.

Scientists had warned that viruses would definitely return once face masks, social distancing and other pandemic restrictions are lifted.