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New variants of respiratory viruses are circulating in the Northwest

With winter weather setting in, health officials are urging people to take precautions against circulating viruses. And this year, local experts are highlighting some new threats including the latest COVID variant and a strain of H5N1 bird flu.

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Gabriel Spitzer is a fill-in reporter, producer and host who previously covered science and health and worked on the KNKX show Sound Effect.