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First RSV-related death of a child in I.E. confirmed

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Mask mandate reinstated at L.A. County healthcare facilities

Health care workers watch as medical workers try to resuscitate a patient who tested positive for coronavirus at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills area of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

High levels of respiratory illnesses spreading in SoCal

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is peaking earlier than usual, and the flu might follow suit, the CDC warns. (Getty Images)

‘Tripledemic’ could be slowed by new vaccines

Gustavo Perez gets an influenza vaccine from pharmacist Patricia Pernal during an event hosted by the Chicago Department of Public Health at the Southwest Senior Center on Sept. 9, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

RSV, flu surge place strain on local hospitals

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RivCo reports 1st death of child from RSV

This 1981 photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows an electron micrograph of Respiratory Syncytial Virus, also known as RSV. (CDC via AP, File)

CA reports 1st child death from flu, RSV

This 1981 photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows an electron micrograph of Respiratory Syncytial Virus, also known as RSV. Children's hospitals in parts of the country are seeing a distressing surge in RSV, a common respiratory illness that can cause severe breathing problems for babies. Cases fell dramatically two years ago as the pandemic shut down schools, day cares and businesses. Then, with restrictions easing, the summer of 2021 brought an alarming increase in what is normally a fall and winter virus. (CDC via AP)