STATE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE HOPING TO PREVENT A TRI-DEMIC THIS FALL WINTER. 

IT’S RESPIRATORY VIRUS SEASON, WHEN ILLNESSES LIKE COVID-19, R-S-V AND THE FLU ARE MORE PREVALENT. YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF BY STARTING WITH YOUR ANNUAL FLU SHOT SAYS STATE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER DOCTOR ARTI BARNES.

SHE SAYS THERE’S A NEW MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY SHOT FOR INFANTS UNDER EIGHT MONTHS TO PROTECT AGAINST R-S-V…AND A VACCINE FOR SENIORS.

BARNES SAYS A NEW PREVENTATIVE TREATMENT FOR R-S-V IS AVAILABLE TO INFANTS UNDER EIGHT MONTHS. IT’S NOT A VACCINE BUT RATHER A MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY SHOT.