​​Health experts urge vaccinations as respiratory virus season kicks off

As respiratory virus season gets under way, infectious disease experts are urging Lane County residents to take advantage of newly available, updated vaccines to stave off another COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) wave that besieged hospitals last fall.

Paul Cieslak, M.D., of Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and Katie Sharff, M.D., of Kaiser Permanente Northwest say updated COVID-19 and flu shots and new RSV vaccines could help blunt the effect of a respiratory virus…