Absolutely a region specific matter, although many countries are now in the same phase. Notable large scale exceptions are China (which is going to get really weird now with zero-covid out the door) and countries like Japan where mask wearing is still common.
In the Netherlands we have no restrictions remaining, and masks are worn by around 1% of people, so this fall season saw a surge of common colds and various other stuff doing the rounds. It's particularly annoying if you have a young child (like I do), because they'll be bringing in all the viruses doing the rounds from kindergarten or school. They do so even without covid, but the pandemic definitely had some weird effects on immune systems and the normal flu season.
My family has been catching colds every three or four weeks since August this year; varying in intensity from too sick to work to mildly inconvenient, but never lasting longer than a week. I think we've had the worst of it by now.
In the Netherlands we have no restrictions remaining, and masks are worn by around 1% of people, so this fall season saw a surge of common colds and various other stuff doing the rounds. It's particularly annoying if you have a young child (like I do), because they'll be bringing in all the viruses doing the rounds from kindergarten or school. They do so even without covid, but the pandemic definitely had some weird effects on immune systems and the normal flu season.
My family has been catching colds every three or four weeks since August this year; varying in intensity from too sick to work to mildly inconvenient, but never lasting longer than a week. I think we've had the worst of it by now.