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There were more than 23,000 confirmed cases of influenza in the city as of Jan. 25. Health officials are urging New Yorkers to take precautions.

New York City health commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan offers advice for facing and treating the tripledemic.

The city is averaging about 1,100 daily emergency department visits due to flu-like illness, which is double the number from late October.

The New York State health department says it doesn’t release public data on pediatric hospital capacity, leaving parents less informed about their options as RSV, the flu and COVID-19 thrive.

While some are calling this moment a ‘tripledemic,’ RSV stands out from COVID-19 and the flu when it comes to its symptoms, its prevention, and its treatment.

Other countries which just had their flu season reported fewer cases this year.

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According to officials, about 169 children in the United States died of complications from the flu last year, and four of those deaths were in New York City.

The Board of Health is expected to vote on a proposal today that would require annual flu shots for children ages six months to about 5 years old.