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A ‘Tripledemic’? Flu and Other Infections Return as Covid Cases Rise - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

For more than two years, shuttered schools and offices, social distancing and masks granted Americans a reprieve from flu and most other respiratory infections. This winter is likely to be different.

With few to no restrictions in place and travel and socializing back in full swing, an expected winter rise in Covid cases appears poised to collide with a resurgent influenza season, causing a “twindemic” — or even a “tripledemic,” with a third pathogen, respiratory syncytial virus, or R.S.V., in the mix.

Opinion: How to fix American health care, according to 6 experts | CNN In the next installment of 'America's Future Starts Now,' CNN Opinion asked health care and policy experts about their proposed solutions to refine our health care system so that it best serves all Americans. CNN

CNN Opinion asked health care and policy experts about their proposed solutions to refine our health care system so that it best serves all Americans.

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Biden administration extends COVID public health emergency WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Thursday that the COVID-19 public health emergency will continue through Jan. 11 as officials brace for a spike in cases this winter . AP NEWS

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The public health emergency, first declared in January 2020 and renewed every 90 days since, has dramatically changed how health services are delivered.