# @nbcchicago on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXMjyMIjsRm
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64166210-nbcchicago-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-16T14:40:48.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) — https://gondola.cc/nbcchicago

## Caption

Rotavirus, a seasonal virus similar to the flu, has been rising across the U.S. for months. With infection rates higher now than this time last year, doctors have fresh concerns that declining vaccinations could lead to more severe illness and a higher surge in the coming years.

The virus — which is spread by hands touching an infected surface, then touching the mouth — was once a major cause of severe illness among babies and young children in the U.S., responsible for more than 200,000 emergency room visits, up to 70,000 hospitalizations and dozens of deaths each year, according to the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. That drastically changed after the first oral vaccine was approved 20 years ago.

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