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Why Is Everyone I Know Getting Sick?

Vitals goes behind the headlines to get the definitive answers to the health questions everyone is asking.

Why Is Everyone I Know Getting Sick?

Season 1 Episode 21 | 13m 41s | CC

Masks and social distancing made the common cold nearly disappear, but now these viruses are back with a vengeance. RSV is filling up emergency rooms, and flu season is off to a roaring start, too. It’s the worst season of respiratory illness in recent memory. Why is this happening? Alok and Sheena explain the leading theory behind the “tripledemic.”

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