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    'Three threats at once': California urges caution amid spread of RSV, COVID, flu

    by Luke Money, Los Angeles Times Nov 19, 2022 4 minutes
    David Tran, an emergency department technician, left, prepares to put a cardiac monitor on a patient as he has his blood drawn by Jessica Smith, a registered nurse, at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas on Nov. 11, 2022, in Encinitas, California.

    LOS ANGELES — California officials are urging preventive measures to thwart the spread of respiratory illnesses and alleviate a health system already contending with the triple threat of COVID-19, influenza and RSV.

    For weeks, public health leaders across the most-populous state have sounded the alarm about the challenges posed by simultaneous circulation of the three viruses. With Thanksgiving and the rest of the holiday season around the corner, ways in which residents address these health challenges can help chart the state's course through the next few months, officials say.

    "We are dealing with three threats at once," California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly said this week. "In every category that we track — whether it's test positivity, case rate

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