Don’t be surprised if you come in contact with a few uninvited guests around the Thanksgiving table this year.
What’s happening: The threat of a “tripledemic” collision of flu, COVID and RSV cases has arrived just in time for the holidays — and the chances of getting sick this season are high.
- Meanwhile, local health workers on the front lines are seeing an unprecedented number of patients as staff levels remain squeezed.
What they’re saying: “All of our ERs are basically seeing volumes 30, 40 to sometimes even 50% above even the highest numbers that we’ve seen in previous seasons,” Kevin Carney, associate chief medical officer with Children’s Hospital Colorado, which has four Front Range facilities, told CPR.