Flu, RSV, and COVID-19 | 'Tripledemic' driving a national wave of illnesses

Three different viruses are driving a national trend of sickness — RSV, COVID-19 and the flu. Some experts are calling it a "tripledemic," and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said around 78% of hospital beds across the nation are being used. In Tennessee, they said around 76% of all beds are in use. The state has around 18,300 beds available and almost 14,000 are taken, they said. "Many of us have noticed a surge of respiratory infections in the community," said Dr. Mahmoud Shorman, a UT Medical Center professor of infectious disease. "We've had about seven times more hospitalizations with the flu this time of the year, compared to previous years." READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/hea...