Mayor Adams, Dr. Vasan issue ‘tridemic’ health guidance amid the holiday season

By Ethan Stark-Miller

Posted on December 20, 2022

Amid the eight nights of Hanukkah and less than a week before Christmas, Mayor Eric Adams issued updated guidance on Tuesday to help New Yorkers protect themselves during the holiday season from the so-called “tridemic” of COVID-19, the flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) hitting the city.

“This year, particularly around the flu, the numbers are higher than it traditionally is around this [time of] year,” Hizzoner said during a health briefing at City Hall Tuesday afternoon. “When you combine it with the other elements that we’re facing, the other RSV’s, COVID-19, it just makes it extremely challenging for New Yorkers.”