Antibiotic, Tamiflu shortage adding to the stress of an early respiratory virus season: Thursday, Dec. 1

According to the CDC, both North and South Carolina are still experiencing very high flu activity. State data updated Wednesday shows the number of reported flu and COVID-19 cases in North Carolina increased over the last week.It’s not even the height of the typical flu season yet, but many people have already caught a respiratory virus.“We’ve seen an increase in flu, we’ve seen an increase in strep, ear infections, some RSV, COVID is still going around,” Natalie Anderson, the pharmacist at Dilworth Drug and Wellness Center, said.Doctors’ offices and hospitals across the region are slammed with patients. Statewide, the number of emergency department visits for flu-like illness is way up compared to the same time in the past two years.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/health/flu/antibiotic-tamiflu-shortage-early-respiratory-virus-season/275-49840c78-f1e9-4760-9e9b-9dbc5cf402d2 A man has been charged with physical child abuse after police say an infant he was taking care of was found with multiple injuries, including a fractured skull.On Wednesday, Renaldo Demetrius Johnson, 35, was charged with felony physical child abuse for injuries that happened to his girlfriend's four-month-old son, according to the Gastonia Police Department. Police say the child's mother brought the infant to a local hospital on Nov. 26 around 5 p.m. Officers were called to the hospital after medical staff believed the injuries were the product of child abuse.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/gastonia-man-accused-of-fracturing-infants-skull-police-say-north-carolina-nc-child-abuse-renaldo-johnson-investigation-gaston-county/275-0d749333-f3c7-4110-ad9f-f5facb910b79Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!