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.
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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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