It's the depths of winter, and every second person you know has a cold of some sort.
Most are mild but some can hit hard - as we all know from COVID and influenza. But what about the third virus in the unholy trinity of winter bugs?
RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, is tracking a lot higher than usual for this time of year.
Who's most at risk, how can you protect yourself, and how much do the numbers have to do with increased testing overall? Oh, and what does "syncytial" even mean?
Do we really know yet if Omicron is "milder"?
The three theories of Omicron's origin
Hello Omicron. Goodbye Delta?
How does COVID rank against other pandemics?
At 90%, what's the point of mandating vaccination?
Will vaccination cause new variants?
COVID isn't the only thing coming this summer
Why it's not worth waiting for Novavax
Why is Indigenous vaccination so patchy?
Don't be scared of bird flu headlines... yet
The NT's worst local COVID-19 day ever
One week until SA throws open the doors
Europe's first winter with Delta is already looking grim
Shouldn't Victoria's numbers be falling by now?
How do I talk to people who don't want to be vaccinated?
Let's dust off the crystal ball!
Keeping schools open through COVID outbreaks
A lot of little kids are getting COVID. Why?
How many people have really died from COVID?
Let's talk about kids and vaccine side effects
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