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"Hand-washing can absolutely help us prevent COVID-19, influenza, RSV and so many other things that are circulating right now."

As a triple threat of respiratory illnesses -- flu, Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV -- sweeps the United States, emergency departments are using one small tool more than usual to monitor whether a patient needs oxygen: the...

The United States is facing a triple threat, with a confluence of viral infections due to respiratory syncytial virus, influenza and Covid-19. Many children's hospitals are overwhelmed after surges of RSV, while the level of influenza is the highest...

Health care workers are battling a trifecta of respiratory illnesses — Covid-19, RSV and the flu, resulting in an influx of patients. The situation is so dire, some hospitals are creating space to triage patients by setting up tents in parking lots...

Mayor Eric Adams is urging New Yorkers to wear masks indoors again amid a spike in coronavirus, flu and in respiratory syncytial infections cases.

A tough respiratory virus season is underway in the United States, as influenza and the respiratory syncytial virus came early and hit hard this year, straining the nation's health care system and driving up hospitalizations to rates not seen in...

As flu, COVID and RSV numbers — the so-called “tripledemic” — tick up, the media say “it’s time to slap on those N95s once more, avoid crowds, and socialize outdoors.”

Your questions answered about what RSV is, how it spreads, what vaccines are on the way and who is most at risk

If approved, it would be the first vaccine given to expectant mothers to protect against the disease, currently the leading cause of hospitalizations for infants.

"Our focus now is to ensure eligible older adults in the US can access the vaccine as quickly as possible," said Tony Wood, the chief scientific officer at GSK.

RSV is the second-leading cause of death during the first year of a newborn's life, second only to malaria. Globally, about 120,000 babies die from RSV every year.

Abrysvo has been approved as a maternal vaccine to prevent lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) in babies from birth through 6 months of age, according to the FDA’s press release.

"Don’t wait until its too late and you are already seriously sick," one doctor explained. "These vaccines are game changers."

The RSV vaccine is the latest in a series of immunizations that could protect pregnant people and their babies from severe disease and death

The flu "is not just a cold. It is a serious disease that can land you in the hospital and sadly, kill people, too,” said one health expert.

The CDC has already reported a sharp rise in RSV cases in the last two weeks.

Doctors in the Bay State say the main culprit is RSV, a respiratory virus that kills more than 10,000 Americans each year — mostly young children and the elderly.

“As we’ve seen an increase in COVID, flu, and RSV, our priority is to protect our patients, staff, and the community,” a NYCH+H spokesperson told The Post Wednesday.

Masks are once more required at all 11 city-run hospitals, a precaution as cases of COVID, flu and RSV tick upward.

There's a reason you're chronically sick during flu season — COVID-19, RSV, 100-day cough, the common cold, oh my! — and, better yet, something you can do about it.