Feared 'Tripledemic' Hitting Kansas City?!?

The election turned out okay so I guess that means that we aren't getting locked down. For now. 

However . . . 

Reasonable people realize that PUBLIC HEALTH IS ALWAYS A CONCERN and with recent school shut downs and rising rates of infection . . . Worsening local sickness is, in fact, real news.

Here's a peek . . .

"Officials from the Kansas City Missouri Health Department say cases have doubled just in the past two weeks. According to Director of Health Marvia Jones, right now there are 608 cases compared to one case this time last year."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Flu cases across Kansas City metro double in past 2 weeks

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Flu season is off to an early and strong start in the Kansas City area.


What's A Tripledemic? RSV, Covid, And Flu-Oh, My

The United States is already seeing an uptick in new Covid-19 cases, and a slight rise in hospitalizations as winter approaches. To add to our worries, children are getting hit with three types of viral respiratory infections, including Covid-19, leading to what's now being called a "tripledemic."


Is the US facing a potential 'tripledemic' of flu, RSV and COVID-19?

As summer ended and the United States headed into the fall and winter, doctors were worried Americans would see a "twindemic" -- a situation in which both flu and COVID-19 spread at the same time.

Developing . . .

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