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The triple-demic is here
COVID is on the rise again. The flu is setting all-time records, and is especially bad in Connecticut. Oh, and there’s still a respiratory syncytial virus situation going on.
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that people “wear a high-quality, well-fitting mask to prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses.” But it’s hard to imagine that very many people are about to actually do that.
This hour, an update on the pandemic or the triple-demic or whatever we want to call this ongoing mess at this point.
GUESTS:
Gregg Gonsalves: Associate professor of epidemiology (microbial diseases) at the Yale School of Public Health and the public health correspondent for The Nation
Eric Topol: A physician and scientist; he writes the Ground Truths Substack, and he’s founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute
Katherine J. Wu: A staff writer at The Atlantic
Source: Connecticut Public Radio