Dr. Agus on latest COVID variant XBB.1.5

CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus joined Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to discuss the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 of COVID-19 that is becoming dominant in the United States.

• Jan 5, 2023
• 03:49

Doctors seeing more respiratory illnesses

People are getting sick with respiratory illnesses but testing negative for COVID-19, RSV and the flu. Dr. Bernard Camins, medical director of infection prevention at the Mount Sinai Health System in New York, joins "CBS News Mornings" to explain some of the other types of viruses going around.

• Jan 3, 2023
• 04:59

NYC health officials recommend wearing masks

Mask recommendations are making a comeback in New York as the area sees rising cases of COVID-19, flu and the respiratory virus RSV. New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan joins CBS News anchors Lana Zak and Elaine Quijano to discuss the steps people can take to help reduce the risk.

• Dec 13, 2022
• 04:16

Hospitals overwhelmed with respiratory illnesses

Hospitals across the U.S. are grappling with a surge of patients with respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, RSV and the flu. Dr. Dyan Hes joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss the latest on the so-called "tripledemic."

• Dec 12, 2022
• 04:05

"Tripledemic" worries nation's doctors

Health officials are urging Americans to get their flu and COVID-19 vaccinations as those two respiratory viruses, along with RSV, create a growing "tripledemic" across the country. Carter Evans has more.

• Dec 8, 2022
• 02:52

Flu shots are a "very good match" to this season's strains, CDC says

Health officials are redoubling calls for Americans to get vaccinated, with flu shots lagging previous seasons.

• Dec 5, 2022

"Tripledemic" spreads throughout the U.S.

Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, the director of health for the city of St. Louis, Missouri, joined CBS News to discuss the growing number of RSV, COVID-19 and flu cases filling hospitals around the United States.

• Nov 28, 2022
• 04:15

U.S. could face "tripledemic" amid exodus of health care workers

Some 330,000 health care professionals exited the field in 2021, creating a worker shortage amid a rise in viral illnesses.

• Nov 24, 2022

Doctor discusses spread of COVID-19, flu

CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus joined Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to discuss the spread of COVID-19 BQ variants and the flu in the U.S.

• Nov 17, 2022
• 02:14

Triple threat of COVID, RSV & flu this winter

The uptick in cases of the upper respiratory infection RSV is causing concern, and flu cases are also on the rise. Dr. Dyan Hes, the medical director at Gramercy Pediatrics in New York, joins CBS News' Tony Dokoupil and Lilia Luciano to discuss.

• Nov 14, 2022
• 02:50

Outbreak at Virginia high school leaves hundreds of students home sick

Roughly a quarter of the high school's students were absent Tuesday, as the state warns this year's flu season is "showing concerning, early signs that it may be worse than in recent years."

• Oct 25, 2022

U.S. offers flu shots to migrants in Border Patrol custody

The Trump administration rejected recommendations to offer flu vaccines to migrants in Border Patrol custody, saying it was not operationally feasible.

• Oct 24, 2022

Hundreds of students at a San Diego high school call out amid flu outbreak

A San Diego high school seemingly has a flu outbreak, causing 1,400 students to call out this week.

• Oct 14, 2022

Health officials warn severe flu season is coming, urge vaccinations

Health officials are worried about a false sense of security after two milder flu seasons due to COVID precautions.

• Oct 4, 2022