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Its been very busy from north to south from florida and new york, both busy. >> there we go. paula, thank you very much have a great holiday. >> youtube. arthel: paul has the right idea but if you do have to travel bug, try to avoid the bugs will get you sick as a holiday season is in full swing all but four u.s. states are seeing high or very high levels of flu cases appear this is all part of the ongoing tripledemic we have been reporting it is flu, covid, and rsv. alexis mcadams is alive in t...

There have been 15 million flu illnesses and over 9,000 flu deaths. and while officials cautiously watch a decline in flu cases in some areas, covid infections are climbing once more, up by almost 40% the past two weeks and deaths up 25% as the country surpasses another pandemic milestone, 100 million recorded covid cases. the brightest spot tonight, a continued slowing of rsv cases. miguel almaguer with late details. >> reporter: tonight a growing number of medical center s nationwide including...

The number of new flu cases in Pennsylvania has dipped slightly, but the number is still higher than it normally is.

Due to "overwhelming demand." it comes after gps warned earlier this month they were "in danger of being overwhelmed" by rising cases of strep a, and theres concerns today over flu cases. olivia hutchinson has this report. over the past week or so, you may well have received a message like this. an increasing number of gp practices across england have been sending out texts explaining that routine visits wont now be available until next year due to overwhelming demand. in many cases, appointment...

Flu and RSV hit with some ferocity this season, much earlier and more widespread than past years. As those numbers remain high, some lessons from the pandemic could come in handy.

Lexington-Fayette County Health Department reports a total of 1,575 flu cases so far this season, up 276 from last week.

Covid-19, seasonal flu and rsv the cdc sees flu a bigger threat than covid. 13 million people have fallen ill compared to 9 million last year. states with a high rate of infection are the purple and deep red. ranking a high rate include florida, georgia, illinois, pennsylvania, minnesota. no state is immune now. the cdc reports hospitalizations are up 13%, the director says rsv cases appear to be slowing. covid cases are rising. and flu cases are breaking records. the most flu cases weve seen in...

Resistant to that idea at this point? >> hallie, the reality is how much masks can protect us from catching these virus, but the same time, the masks tend to be a hot button. so, the mandates, i dont think youre going to see mandates happening. youre going to see strong recommendations of people saying, now that the numbers are up, especially for covid and flu, lets put masks on. and you have to look at kind of the combination of everything. like here in colorado, covid cases could be low, which...

Challenge the existing immunity that is here right now. so its difficult to predict, but clearly wed rather have less cases than more. >> lets come back to the u.s. because new york officials are now urging people to start wearing masks again since weve seen an uptick in cases and were seeing a rise in flu cases as well, in hospitals that are starting to get more busy and busier through this holiday season. do you think that americans and new yorkers will start putting their masks on though, aft...

Were seeing flu cases are rising dramatically across the country. if you look at the map, most of the states are high or very high. on top of that, covid cases, a few weeks ago, we were down around 30,000 cases, we are at 65,000 cases now. the deaths are still saying in that 300 to 400, which is more people than we want, but not climbing higher. so youre going to see a slow decline in these, but after the holidays, youre going to see another increase. so, having this conversation i think mild-ja...