Experts warn of increased risk to viral illnesses this holiday season due to lower vaccination rates

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Experts warn of increased risk to viral illnesses this holiday season due to lower vaccination rates
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DENVER — With the cold weather and the holidays, you're likely spending more time indoors with family and friends. It's also likely you or someone you're celebrating with hasn't gotten the flu vaccine or the COVID-19 shot.'When people are out of work and out of school and sort of congregating, it'll promote the spread of it,” said Dr. Michelle Barron, the senior medical director of Infection Prevention at UCHealth.

We took a look at the numbers and found the latest Viral Respiratory Diseases Report from the Colorado Department of Health and Environment showing a slight uptick in flu, COVID-19 and RSV cases, but cases are still low.Though distrust and misinformation about vaccines is trending upwards nationwide, Dr. Barron told Denver7 it doesn't appear to be the case for lower vaccine rates here in Colorado.

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