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Lifestyle
Lisa M. Krieger

Colds and the flu vanished during COVID – but, behold: They’re back

They’ve arrived just when life seemed good again.

Cold and flu germs, which nearly vanished for two years, are roaring back, according to doctors and federal disease-trackers.

As we do less masking and more hugging and handshaking, “there is greater transmission of viruses,” said Dr. Jorge Salinas, hospital epidemiologist for Stanford Health Care.

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