Doctor halts BBC Morning Live to issue urgent Covid advice as 'tripledemic' hits

BBC Morning Live star Dr Xand van Tulleken has halted the show with some Covid advice amid fears a "tripledemic" is hitting the UK. There are fears a 'tripledemic' could be on the horizon, as cases of COVID, flu and RSV are set to skyrocket.

With vaccines available for all three, the TV doctor explainedwhy you should get them if they are offered to you. He explained: "What I would say, it's a great question because when I saw this question I was like: 'Oh, I wonder which of the jabs I'd sort of rather have'."

He said: "Then you sort of think ', hang on a minute', all these viruses can be life-threatening; they can have long, long, long consequences not just for you but, of course, for the people you might infect. And so, you should have all of them, they're all different and one vaccination protects you against that particular virus."

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Dr Xand said: "So, if you've had a Covid vaccination that will protect you against Covid but it won't protect you against RSV. You need all three really is what I'd say, the other thing I'd say is, getting them way easier than you'd think."

As the cold weather sets in, there are fears a 'tripledemic' could be on the horizon, as cases of covid, flu and RSV are set to skyrocket. With vaccines now available for all three, Dr. Xand answers viewer questions and explains why you should get the jabs if they are offered to you, but not all on the same day.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a contagious virus that infects the respiratory tract. It's also known as human respiratory syncytial virus or human orthopneumovirus. It affects an estimated 64 million people and causes 160,000 deaths worldwide each year.

RSV gets its name from the large cells known as syncytia that form when infected cells fuse.