(NPR) Public health officials are revisiting the topic of indoor masking, as three highly contagious respiratory viruses take hold during the holiday season. Over the past few weeks, a surge in cases of COVID, the flu and respiratory syncytial virus — known as RSV — has been sickening millions of Americans, overwhelming emergency rooms and even causing a cold medicine shortage. The triple threat has been called a “tripledemic” by some health experts.
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Authorities are urging indoor masking in major cities as the ‘tripledemic’ rages
Authorities are urging indoor masking in major cities as the ‘tripledemic’ rages
- Published Dec 12, 2022