This year’s Thanksgiving gatherings come as three dangerous viruses surging across the Bay.
But Chin-Hong added that people shouldn’t panic and instead, they need to remember our ABC’s.
With rising RSV and flu cases, Chin-Hong said it’s important that everyone wash their hands often and children’s hands, especially if they are going to be traveling. “It’s not the be all and end all intervention but it can add on to everything you are doing,” Chin Hong said.
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