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Officials urge mask-wearing as 'triple epidemic' grows: What parents need to know

Officials urge mask-wearing as ‘triple epidemic’ grows: What parents need to know

Additionally, COVID-19 cases and deaths have increased by 50% over the past week, although the rate has remained stable for a long time, according to the CDC. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images, FILE Students wearing face masks arrive with their parents on the first day of class for the 2021-22 school year at Baldwin Park …

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Feel sick?  How to know if you have COVID, RSV or the flu

Feel sick? How to know if you have COVID, RSV or the flu

It’s a triple threat. After years of isolation and masking, influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are all hitting harder and earlier this cold season in a phenomenon that has been dubbed a “triple epidemic.” Over the week of Thanksgiving, about 20,000 Americans were hospitalized with the flu, the most for that week in …

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As respiratory viruses strain US healthcare systems, Biden administration tells states how it stands ready to help |  CNN

As respiratory viruses strain US healthcare systems, Biden administration tells states how it stands ready to help | CNN

CNN — Nearly 20,000 people in the United States were admitted to hospital with flu last week, nearly double the number of admissions from the previous week, according to data updated Friday by the Centers for Disease. United States Control and Prevention. The CDC estimates that there have been at least 8.7 million illnesses, 78,000 …

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