The Health Report: RSV Spikes as Precautions Decline

WUGA | By Lauren Baggett

Published July 2, 2021 at 1:38 PM EDT

This week on the Georgia Health Report, host Lauren Baggett and Andy Miller of Georgia Health News discuss a spike in cases of the respiratory illness RSV as pandemic safety precautions are on the decline.

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