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This week ‘In Conversation’: Winter chills and winter ills

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This is the time of the year when we all worry about catching a cold, as the weather stays colder and the gatherings increase.

But this winter, we’re worrying not just about avoiding common cold sniffles, but also what public health experts have dubbed a tridemic or tripledemic:  a surge of the flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (“RSV”) at roughly the same time. 

On this week’s “In Conversation,” we spoke to doctors about how the tripledemic is affecting our community and what we can do to avoid it. We also talk about other health risks that increase this time of the year.

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Michelle Tyrene Johnson is the Associate Producer for WFPL's "In Conversation" talk show and hosts the podcast "Race Unwrapped." Email Michelle at mjohnson@lpm.org.