Doctors' groups urge Americans to get COVID, flu, RSV vaccines
The doctors’ groups intend to ease confusion for the public, and to counter vaccine doubts being raised by the Trump administration.
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The doctors’ groups intend to ease confusion for the public, and to counter vaccine doubts being raised by the Trump administration.
COVID-19 and RSV are relatively low in Chicago and Cook County, but it's the flu that's prompting health officials to sound the alarm, according to health officials.
Doctors said it's not too late to get the flu shot, which is still the best tool to reduce the risk of needing to go to the hospital.
In addition to norovirus, regular winter respiratory illnesses like RSV and flu are spiking, as is COVID-19.
The viral infections putting such on a strain on health systems that one hospital in the northwest suburbs had to stop accepting ambulances earlier this week. Sara Machi reports.
The Illinois Department of Public Health said cases of flu, RSV, and COVID-19 are on the rise across the state.
The new recommendations apply to COVID-19 and other viruses, like flu and RSV.
As of Tuesday, the Illinois Department of Public Health had the state under a moderate level of activity when it comes to respiratory illness.
We are now on the tail end of respiratory viral infection season, but doctors say we are not yet in the clear. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Chicago saw a 14% spike in COVID hospitalizations in a period of just a week and has no signs of the virus letting up.
The new JN.1 variant is to blame for the latest spike.
COVID-19, the flu, and RSV are all hitting hard. In particular as COVID cases gradually increase, health leaders are reminding people to take the necessary precautions in protecting themselves. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
In the last four weeks, hospitalizations are skyrocketing for the flu, RSV and COVID-19.
To take a look at why this is happening, epidemiologist, Dr. Katrine Wallace at the University of Illinois at Chicago explains the surge, the new COVID variant, and how it's different from the others.
"COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising quickly," the CDC said, and the new variant JN.1 is making up an increasing share of cases.
RSV cases are increasing ahead of winter. The virus can lead to very serious illness in both young children and elderly people. Vice president of pediatric primary care at Advocate Children's Hospital Dr. Julie Holland joined the stream to discuss best practices to stay safe this holiday season.
Can you get your COVID booster and flu shot at the same time? Here's what health experts say.
We're in the fall virus season, a time when we could see another tripledemic. That's when COVID-19, flu, and RSV make the rounds all at once.
Up to 10,000 deaths and 160,000 hospitalizations a year are caused by RSV in seniors.
March 2023 will mark three years since health officials declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Now, high case numbers of both flu and RSV are in the mix, creating what some people are calling a "tripledemic."
Because misinformation can spread so quickly on social media, we sat down with an expert to debunk some common misconceptions about the “tripledemic” of COVID-19, flu, and RSV. Dr. Jessica Brinkworth is an immunologist and assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Epidemiologist Dr. Katrine Wallace, known as Dr. Kat on social media, joins Brad Edwards on the stream to discuss another pandemic holiday season. This time, we also have an early flu season and RSV to also be concerned about.
With increased warnings about the so-called “tripledemic” of COVID-19, RSV, and the flu circulating right now, the American Lung Association has launched a new campaign encouraging people to protect themselves against all those viruses. They say for some it is especially dangerous, but getting vaccinated can make a big difference. Dr. Juanita Moro has advice on how to stay safe.
Earlier this week, CDC health experts said flu hospitalizations continue to remain at a 10-year high, and RSV infections are peaking in both kids and adults.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Illinois is expected to hit a nearly 10-month high by next week.
