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Since 2020, public health measures designed to stop the spread of COVID-19 \u2014 such as masking requirements and restrictions on indoor gatherings \u2014 have also helped limit influenza infections, but most of those measures are no longer in place. At the same time, COVID-19 is still infecting thousands of Canadians every week, and the country is in the middle of a devastating surge in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections. 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