- Masking up is recommended for those who are sick and want to take precautions amid rising respiratory illnesses this winter, according to The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- CDC Director Mandy Cohen released a video on Wednesday about how to be careful this year as the highly-mutated “Pirola” Covid variant spreads alongside other respiratory viruses in the US.
- Cohen said that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases are “elevated” this season, with Covid and pneumonia cases especially on the rise.
