Parents need to be prepared for ‘tri-epidemic’ this winter, pediatricians say

The current deluge of respiratory cases has been described as the pediatric world’s “COVID moment.” (Provided)

The common respiratory virus that led to a recent spike in parents taking kids to local emergency rooms hasn’t let up, and things could soon get worse.

Doctors say Chicago, like the rest of the United States, could be in for a “tri-epidemic” of COVID-19, influenza and RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus.