Concerns are growing Nationwide for rapidly increasing cases, of what health officials have deemed a “Tripledemic,”: the flu, RSV and COVID-19, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is once again urging the public to wear face masks indoors. As the Christmas and New Year’s holidays approach, when families are expected to gather across the country, health officials fear that could put a significant strain on our health care system if people don’t take the proper precautions.
Doctor Bruce Hirsch of the CDC says vaccine rates are lower and we are a prime target for other respiratory illnesses as we relax our guard and begin having contact with people in large group settings. He says, as for RSV, the ones at greatest risk are children 6 months and younger who haven’t built up strong immune systems yet. An RSV vaccine is reported to become available by this time next year.
