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What you need to know about the triple threat of influenza, Covid and RSV |  CNN

What you need to know about the triple threat of influenza, Covid and RSV | CNN

CNN — The United States faces a triple threat, with a confluence of viral infections from respiratory syncytial virus, influenza and Covid-19. Many children’s hospitals are overwhelmed after outbreaks of RSV, as the level of flu is the highest it has been at this point in the year in more than a decade. And after …

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Face masks come back to the fore amid the triple threat of Covid-19, flu, RSV |  CNN

Face masks come back to the fore amid the triple threat of Covid-19, flu, RSV | CNN

CNN — Months after most mask requirements ended and many people stopped wearing them, some of the country’s leading health experts are encouraging people to put their face masks back on – but this time it’s not It’s not just because of Covid-19. As a triple threat of respiratory illnesses – influenza, RSV and Covid-19 …

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Measles outbreak in central Ohio affects more than 50 children, due to 'lack of vaccination' |  CNN

Measles outbreak in central Ohio affects more than 50 children, due to ‘lack of vaccination’ | CNN

CNN — A measles outbreak in central Ohio is growing, sickening more than 50 children, many of whom require hospitalization, according to data updated Tuesday by Columbus Public Health. None of the children had been fully vaccinated against measles. Since the outbreak began in November, at least 58 measles cases have been identified in Columbus …

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US children's hospitals overwhelmed with RSV cases

US children’s hospitals overwhelmed with RSV cases

Los Angeles, California – “It looks like this endless, high-volume influx that keeps coming into our emergency department, or phone calls from outside hospitals that also burst into overdrive,” Hui-wen Sato, unit nurse from intensive care unit (ICU) at a Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles, said of a recent increase in RSV cases. RSV, or …

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