RSV

At least 58,000 childern younger than 5 years old are hospitalized each year with RSV infections. A Pfizer vaccine given to pregnant people could help protect their infants from severe RSV illness.

After months of COVID, flu and RSV infections, parents of little kids are kinda losing it. But the data shows kids have always brought home waves of respiratory illness.

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Ohio’s top public health doctor is urging the public to take steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19, flu and RSV infections during holiday gatherings to mitigate the likelihood of a surge in illness in the new year.

The CDC is advising people to practice indoor masking in nearly a tenth of U.S. counties, as three highly contagious respiratory viruses sweep the country.

Got a nasty head or chest infection? It’s not just you. Doctors in Northeast Ohio say that while the flu is the predominant infection right now, several other respiratory viruses are also circulating.

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and all of a sudden it seems like everyone’s getting sick.

COVID-19 is circulating, respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, is raging among children and there has been a recent spike in the number of flu cases in Ohio. The result is hospitals across the state — especially those that treat children — are swamped and doctors are imploring the public to take steps to prevent the spread of these viruses.

It's possible RSV, influenza and COVID-19 could spread around the same time making for one very sick winter, according to some Northeast Ohio physicians.

Northeast Ohio residents are finding area hospitals are slammed and are facing long wait times when seeking care. According to officials, this problem started during the pandemic and is apparently getting worse as hospital resources are stressed.