CDC shortens 5-day COVID isolation, updates guidance on masks, testing
The new recommendations apply to COVID-19 and other viruses, like flu and RSV.
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The new recommendations apply to COVID-19 and other viruses, like flu and RSV.
The COVID-19 virus is continually changing, and a recent subvariant, the JN.1, is rapidly climbing the charts.
"COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising quickly," the CDC said, and the new variant JN.1 is making up an increasing share of cases.
Medical professionals are expecting another winter with the so-called tripledemic of COVID-19, the flu and RSV. Max Darrow reports. (12-3-23)
The California Department of Public Health is urging Californians to get immunized against a triple threat of viruses that are expected to surge in the coming months.
Three types of respiratory illnesses, COVID, flu and RSV, could be potentially circulating at the same time this winter. With the so-called "triple-demic" looming, getting up-to-date on vaccinations is critical. Interview with Dr. Ravi Waldron, chief of infectious diseases at Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center.
Expectant parents could soon have another new option this fall to protect their newborns from RSV, the most common cause of hospitalization in American infants.
U.S. regulators have approved the first RSV vaccine for pregnant women to protect their newborns.
Health officials in all 11 counties in the greater Bay Area urged the region's residents Thursday to protect themselves from COVID-19, flu and other respiratory viruses during the winter holidays.
As COVID-19, flu and RSV cases rise heading into winter, parents are having a hard time treating their kids at home as over-the-counter medications become harder to find on store shelves.
As COVID-19, flu and RSV cases rise heading into winter, parents across the Bay Area are having a hard time treating their kids at home as over-the-counter medications become harder to find on store shelves. Andrea Nakano reports. (12/7/22)
Anne Makovec reports on the triple threat of COVID, flu and RSV impacting California's hospital system (12-7-2022)
As the busiest holiday travel season in years gets into full swing, some travelers said protecting themselves from rising cases of COVID-19, flu and RSV is a priority.
As the busiest holiday travel season in years gets into full swing with COVID-19 restrictions gone, some travelers said protecting themselves from spreading respiratory illnesses remains a priority. Andrea Nakano reports. (11/23/22)
Shawn Chitnis reports on Bay Area residents remaining cautious for what will be the first big holiday gathering since the start of the pandemic (11-23-2022)
For many Bay Area families, this Thanksgiving celebration will mark the first big holiday gathering since the start of the pandemic, with some health experts advising caution.
As we head into the holidays under the triple threat of COVID-19, flu and RSV, Bay Area children's hospitals are preparing for a potential surge in sick kids.
Thanksgiving week is here and Bay Area health officials are sounding the alarm ahead of the holiday, warning residents to be cautious and protect themselves from the triple threat of respiratory viruses.
Elizabeth Cook talked to Dr. David Cornfield with Stanford Children's Health about the confluence of influenza, RSV and COVID that threaten to put a damper on holiday family gatherings. (11-19-22)
Transmission of the flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus is increasing statewide simultaneously and could lead to overwhelmed hospitals this winter, one of the state's top health officials said Thursday.
It's being called the "tripledemic" as three winter viruses are hitting a lot of kids at the same time in the Bay Area. The confluence of the flu, COVID-19 and RSV is putting a strain on our healthcare system.
It’s being called the "tripledemic" as three winter viruses are hitting a lot of kids at the same time in the Bay Area. The confluence of the flu, COVID-19 and RSV is putting a strain on our healthcare system. Andrea Nakano reports. (11/16/22)
California health officials reported the season's first death from flu and Respiratory Syncytial Virus in a child under 5 years of age, as the nation sees a surge in respiratory viruses heading into winter.
Pediatric beds are filling up at hospitals across the country with several respiratory viruses circulating, including RSV.
