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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.
By Vinay Prasad, MD MPH
01.10.23
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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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Vinay Prasad, MD MPH
Vinay Prasad is a hematologist-oncologist and professor at the University of California, San Francisco. He previously served as director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the Food and Drug Administration.
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