As respiratory virus season looms, we have more vaccines than ever before

With traditional flu season bearing down fast, and Covid-19 on the rise, the upcoming fall and winter might be better characterized as a triple-viral threat: Covid, flu and RSV.

This is also the first year we've ever had vaccines available for all three respiratory viruses.

Public health experts say the threat to the public at large — and the hospital system — must be taken seriously; but we also have more anti-viral-tools than ever before.

Today, WBUR Senior Health Reporter Priyanka Dayal McCluskey joins The Common to talk about what's ahead for public health in Massachusetts.