January 4, 2022, 05:56pm
Israel reported a rare case of simultaneous infections with Covid-19 and flu Thursday, raising concerns that the public could be vulnerable to severe Covid.
On August 24, 2020, a throat swab sample will be placed inside a container to be tested for coronaviruses.
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The Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva told the Times of Israel that a pregnant unvaccinated woman showed mild symptoms of the dual infection.
People who have not been exposed to the flu can be more vulnerable the following year, as the flu has now led to widespread outbreaks in Israel, according to the Ben-Gurion University School of Public Health Director.
Last winter, the US recorded its lowest incidence of flu and other respiratory diseases in more than a decade, thanks to the use of masks and lock downs.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the vaccine coverage for the next flu season is similar to or lower than the previous season, with vaccination among children aged 6 months to 17 years down 5.9 percentage points in December.
According to CDC survey data, nearly 30% of people 18 and over in the U.S. don't plan to get a flu shot.
A study led by University of Pennsylvania microbiologist Scott Hensley found that recent changes in the most common flu strain may have rendered vaccines partially ineffective against it.
Favorable temperature and humidity can lead to a surge in flu infections. Both Flu and Covid have the same symptoms. The patient identified in Israel was discharged in good general condition, but doctors warned against contracting both the flu and the common cold at the same time. According to a study published by the National Center for Biotechnology Information, 70% of patients hospitalized with flu symptoms may test positive for more than one virus.
The number is big.
199. The CDC reported how many children died of the flu in the U.S. When flu vaccines were distributed in record numbers, there was only one death. The general population and children had vaccine coverage of 58.6% and 52.1%, respectively.
There was aContra.
According to figures published by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the May-August flu season in Australia dropped from 219,329 in the year of 2019) to 771 in the year of 2020. In May-August of 2021, the number of infections fell again, despite predictions of a mild flu season. The Australian Department of Health data shows that the drop in flu infections coincides with a drop in flu vaccine rates. Margaret Harris of the World Health Organization told the Washington Post that Australia's travel restrictions likely disrupted external and local seeding of the virus.
Surprising fact.
The case of a New York man who tested positive for both viruses in February 2020 was reported by the Atlantic.
Israel records its first case of flu at the same time.
Health experts are pushing for flu shots in fear of a Twindemic.
