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Is Australia’s COVID, Flu ‘Twindemic’ A Warning for the U.S.?
An alarming spike in COVID-19 and flu cases in Australia could put the U.S. on track for what health experts call a “twindemic” – a dangerous viral one-two punch in the months ahead. Source link
This Year’s Flu Season: Repeat of Last Year or a ‘Twindemic?’
Nov. 19, 2021 — Cases of the flu, that once annual viral intruder that was regularly the country’s worst annual health crisis, is showing signs of waking up again this fall. But, experts say, it is far too early to say if the country will have a normal – i.e., bad – flu season or … Read more
Survey: 60% of Americans Will Delay or Skip Flu Shot This Year
TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Experts are warning that the upcoming flu season could be severe as social distancing measures are relaxed across the United States, but a new survey finds that 6 in 10 Americans may delay or skip a flu shot. However, it also found that 98% of those who … Read more
Flu Season Nears as COVID Death Rate Hits 170,000
August 18, 2020 — Coronavirus deaths in the United States passed the 170,000 mark on Sunday — by far the most of any country in the world — with health experts saying another surge of coronavirus cases coupled with the impending flu season could create a deadly “twindemic.” Worldwide there have been about 776,000 coronavirus-related … Read more