We Have a Tripledemic. Not of Disease, But of Fear.
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Getting sick sometimes is the price of returning to normal. Dr. Vinay Prasad thinks it’s more than worth it.
For the last few weeks, the media has been filled with stories about what The New York Times has described as our latest “viral onslaught.” It’s been dubbed a “tripledemic”—a combination of Covid-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which is being blamed for high rates of illness and an excess of hospitalizations, especially among child…
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