Leading U.S. medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall.

It may feel like you are surrounded by sniffles and coughs, but flu season activity is still low in many parts of the U.S. New government data posted Friday shows that as of last week, flu activity was high in four states — Colorado, Louisiana, New Jersey and New York — and minimal or low in most others.

The Trump administration appears to be expanding RSV vaccinations to some adults starting at age 50 instead of 60.

The nation’s infant mortality rate is falling.

Local numbers from two area hospitals show a high count of respiratory viruses, not just the flu.

On this week’s edition of Doc Talk, University Health pediatrician Dr. Dina Tom joined KSAT 12 anchors Steve Spriester and Myra Arthur to answer questions from viewers on the RSV vaccine, Red dye No. 3 and more.

Respiratory illnesses are on the rise across San Antonio, Bexar County and Texas.

Flu is taking off in the U.S., with 40 states reporting high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week.

The U.S. flu season is underway.

Most Americans haven’t been vaccinated this year and health experts are worried about outbreaks of COVID, flu and RSV.

Actualmente, los casos de enfermedades respiratorias en San Antonio son bajos, según Metro Health. Sin embargo, el departamento de salud informó un aumento preocupante en los casos locales de tos ferina.

With the winter season nearing and people gathering for the upcoming holidays, the spread of respiratory viruses in our community is expected to begin.

Federal health officials are strengthening their endorsement of RSV vaccinations for people 75 and older.

Doctors offices and urgent cares are busy treating kids with a range of respiratory viruses. Basics like handwashing can help keep them healthy, and even chicken soup can help if they are ill.

U.S. health officials say flu and COVID-19 infections are expected to ramp up in the coming weeks.

RSV is most common in babies and can be critical if not treated quickly.

Low vaccination rates and an increase in respiratory diseases could strain health care system, CDC says

Study done by Texas A&M University shows majority of parents plan to get children vaccinated with hopes of avoiding RSV and Flu.

Flu and RSV are on the rise. While flu vaccines are widely available, there is a newly approved RSV vaccine for newborns, who are most at risk.

U.S. health officials say flu is picking up steam while RSV lung infections may be peaking.

China’s health ministry says a surge in respiratory illnesses across the country that has drawn the attention of the World Health Organization is caused by the flu and other known pathogens and not by a novel virus.

RSV infections are rising sharply in some parts of the country, nearly filling hospital emergency departments in Georgia, Texas and some other states.

The CDC issued a Health Alert Network Health Advisory to provide options for doctors to protect infants from RSV as there is a limited supply of nirsevimab, a monoclonal antibody immunization to help with RSV.

A new shot for infants against RSV is in short supply, and U.S. health officials are telling doctors they should prioritize giving the drug to babies at the highest risk of severe disease.

The flu season is underway and the flu vaccine could help you from getting really sick with the virus.

U.S. health officials are recommending RSV vaccinations for moms-to-be as a second option to protect newborns.

Updated COVID-19 shots are coming soon, part of a trio of fall vaccines that doctors hope will help avoid another “tripledemic."

U.S. regulators have approved the first RSV vaccine for pregnant women to protect their newborns.

U.S. health officials are recommending that babies get a recently approved drug to protect them against a respiratory virus.

U.S. officials have approved a new long-acting drug to protect babies and toddlers against a respiratory virus that causes thousands of hospitalizations each year.

Americans 60 and older can get a new RSV vaccine but should discuss it with their doctor first.

The U.S. has approved the first vaccine for RSV, shots to protect older adults.

Federal health advisers have narrowly backed an experimental vaccine from Pfizer that could become the first shot to protect older adults against the respiratory illness known as RSV.

While COVID is still out there, it's the viruses that have long been circulating that sent so many kids to the hospital this cold and flu season. Things like RSV and the flu. So what made this year so unusual?

New U.S. government data suggests holiday gatherings didn’t spark surges in respiratory diseases.

This year has been extreme when it comes to the spread of viruses like the flu, RSV and COVID. These illnesses are hitting kids especially hard. Among the many symptoms of a viral infection is a rash.

A high number of flu cases are normal for this time of year in South Texas, but lately, doctors in San Antonio are treating and seeing more patients with RSV or COVID-19.

Last year, health experts warned parents about the potential for a twindemic – cases of COVID and the flu rising during the winter. Now, the threat of a tripledemic remains, which is three viruses circulating, that can make kids seriously sick.

A Texas Department of State Health Services dashboard, updated Monday afternoon, shows just 42 available, staffed pediatric ICU beds across the state. In San Antonio’s region, which covers nearly 2.9 million people and stretches to the Mexican border, there were only nine available.

For the past few years, the flu was held in check but it’s making a comeback, according to a pediatrician with the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio.

Over the past couple of weeks, Methodist Children’s Hospital has seen an increase in ER visits directly related to respiratory illnesses like the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV.

The early prevalence of respiratory illnesses are placing a strain on healthcare systems, according to the CDC.

The U.S. flu season is off to an unusually fast start.

Why are so many children sick right now? Dr. Mandie Tibball Svatek, University Health pediatric hospitalist and UT Health SA associate professor answers some of parents' most asked questions.

Why are so many children sick right now? Dr. Mandie Tibball Svatek, University Health pediatric hospitalist and UT Health SA associate professor answers some of parents' most asked questions.

Across the country, hospitals are filling up with children fighting respiratory illnesses.

Flu season this year is unlike any we’ve seen before.

Pediatricians with UT Health San Antonio say they have seen a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in children as well as a rise in other diseases.

RSV, or Respiratory Syncytial Virus, is a common cause of cold-like symptoms but can be serious for infants and the elderly.

The recent emergence of a virus that typically sickens children in colder months has baffled U.S. pediatricians and put many infants in the hospital with troublesome coughs and breathing trouble.