The Germ Plaguing China’s First Post-Lockdown Winter

Hi, it’s Jason in Melbourne. ‘Tripledemics’ of respiratory disease are a scourge of post-lockdown winters. China is learning about that now. Before I tell you more...

China is heading for its first full winter since giving up on Covid Zero. Whereas the coronavirus, flu and respiratory syncytial virus were a triple threat in many nations a year ago, China is instead battling a different lurgy: Mycoplasma pneumoniae.