According to a post on X, formerly Twitter, the band indicated lead singer James Hetfield had tested positive for the respiratory disease.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5535323/metallicas-sunday-show-postponed-due-to-covid-19-case/

But vaccination rates remain low, and the CDC said Thursday that there is an “urgent need” to boost vaccination coverage amid increasing levels of respiratory disease.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/12/15/respiratory-virus-activity-is-high-or-increasing-in-most-parts-of-the-us-and-it-still-hasnt-peaked/

Thanks to simultaneous achievements in gene therapy and medicine delivery platforms, new solutions to intractable problems are bringing us to a real watershed moment in the treatment of respiratory disease.

Source: https://medcitynews.com/2023/12/gene-therapy-and-a-new-medicine-delivery-approach-signal-progress-for-cystic-fibrosis-patients/

The respiratory disease, though extremely infectious, is entirely treatable if caught, and this eased Eddie’s mind.

Source: https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/4793024/tb-dundee-new-drugs/

Within days, the entire world is going into lockdown to control the spread of the contagious respiratory disease.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-vs-desantis-rivalry-gop-timeline-b2343907.html