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EPISODE · Dec 12, 2025 · 15 MIN

Flu, COVID, RSV, and a Partridge in a Pear Tree: Preventing Respiratory Viruses During the Holiday Season

from Public Health Out Loud · host Dr. Philip Chan, Rhode Island Department of Health

The holidays are upon us but respiratory viruses like COVID-19, Flu, and RSV don’t make great gifts. In this episode, Dr. Suzanne Bornschein, State Epidemiologist at the Rhode Island Department of Health, shares the best ways to keep viruses from spreading to our friends, to our loved ones, and in our communities. For more information and data, visit health.ri.gov/respiratoryviruses. 

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