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The Bay Area, like other regions across the state, is experiencing a tripledemic. That includes a rise in flu, COVID-19, and RSV cases. Masking requirements are

Flu, and respiratory illnesses has been straining hospitals with the holidays fast apprchthe cdticken 13 min amera, sent 120,000 to the hospital, and caused 7,300 deaths. we think its a critical time to check in with our cbs news medical contributor dr. david agus. as you know health officials in new york and even california are recommending indoor masking. what are your thoughts on that? >> so theyre recommending, theyre not mandating indoor masking. and what were seeing is a 50% increase over ...

I know so many of my friends are so sick and family members are so sick. the last map speaks to the masking and i think kind of answers your question. the communities that are in red here, those counties, they are according to the cdc -- the cdc says we really want you to be wearing masks indoors. thats 14% of the u.s. population is supposed to be wearing masks indoors according to the cdc. we know that that is not the case. we know that -- all you have to do is walk around to know that most peo...

Surges, but a lot of people do not feel like masking is for them and so i think a lot of officials, even anthony fauci, the presidents top health owe visor, they dont want to force this on people. they dont think people will react well to mandates. >> but they will give you the information to hopefully make the best decision for you and your family. i have definitely seen an uptick tick in new york city of people wearing masks. >> especially in the subway. elizabeth cohen joins us now. elizabe...

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Somewhere but nobody else around you is, does that still help? >> it helps quite a bit, actually. its called one-sided masking, meaning, you are wearing one, but nobody else is. there was a study a year ago looking at airplanes. if you wore a mask, an n-95 or a kn-95, person next to you is sick, you cut your chanszs of getting covid by 54%. other studies have looked at it, as well, and said, yes, it looks like it can help protect you. in the best case situation, everyone is masking to protect ea...

But obviously, you know, jake, this is a critical step, but were not all the way where we need to be at this point as far as the finish line. >> so obviously the desire, the finis finish line is commercially using this. when could we start to see this technology being used? >> i think one scientist put it best. today we have the embryo. its like asking, when is this embryo going to graduate from harvard? we clearly have a long way to go, lots of growth, lots of scientific developments necessary....

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> i saw him up the walk. >> a woman violently kicked on bus tells her story as police searched for the suspect. cova numbers across the country and in the bay area continue to surge upward. many counties issuing stronger recommendations on masking. back but many people are grabbing theirs once again. leslie brinkley talked with experts and residents. > it all looks so festive and fun. there is this hanging ov...

Kill more people? that is exactly what he is doing. even but department offense worries about it. >> of a lot of people in your corner including mike gallagher but heres what he said earlier about you. >> i am confident kevin is doing a remarkable job in terms of reaching out to members who are not committed to vote for him at an asking what are your concerns customer quickly meet in the middle terms of rules changes? the fact is using to elevate the issue of china and substantiate a select comm...

Is there cause for concern in. >> theres always cause for concern when we see the health care facilities overwhelmed. they may be doing because theyre sick, but also the find out what they have. >> reporter: a rapid rise in new infections. the cdc says 25% of americans tested positive compared to 3% a year ago. >> its respiratory virus season. they like indoors and also love it when people congregate. thats where we are right now, especially around the holiday seasons. >> reporter: covid up 14%....