Last year, the United States faced a “tripledemic,” a surge in infections from influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The best tools to help prepare patients as the 2023-2024 season gets underway are education and vaccination, experts said. And new RSV vaccines and immunoprophylaxis, as well as updated COVID-19 vaccines, should temper this season.
But predicting the exact behavior of winter respiratory viruses is a hazardous profession, warned