We turn to today’s Health Headlines with tips for preventing illness during the sick season. Are we at risk for another tripledemic? And what to know about the at-home flu vaccine.
STATE! BUT FIRST WE TURN TO TODAY’S HEALTH HEADLINES. we have TIPS FOR PREVENTING ILLNESS during ICK SEASON. ARE WE AT RISK FOR ANOTHER TRIPLEDEMIC? AND WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE AT-HOME FLU VACCINE. JOINING US IS DR. SCOTT ROBERTS, YALE MEDICINE INFECTIOUS DISEASES SPECIALIST AND ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT YALE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. –AS TEMPERATURES DROP, COLDS AND OTHER SEASONAL VIRUSES ARE ON THE RISE. WHAT CAN WE DO TO PREVENT THESE ILLNESSES? –LAST YEAR WE DEALT WITH A “TRIPLEDEMIC” – WITH SURGES IN COVID, FLU, AND RSV CASES ALL AT ONCE. WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN? –FOR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN A NEEDLE-FREE FLU VACCINE, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT HOW THE AT-HOME FLUMIST WORKS AND