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Becky Sullivan

Tips to keep you and your family safe from the tripledemic during the holidays

A vaccine clinic in Lynwood, Calif., offering free flu and COVID-19 vaccines. Experts are using the word "tripledemic" for rises in COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). (Mark J. Terrill/AP)

This year's holiday season is arriving right in the midst of an unwelcome "tripledemic" of COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) that have helped strain hospitals nationwide.

Though COVID cases are much lower than they were last winter, case counts are ticking up nationwide, and nearly 3,000 Americans are dying each week. Meanwhile, other respiratory viruses like the flu and RSV have surged this fall.

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