If the United States has even a typical flu season that collides with a COVID-19 flare, the resulting public health nightmare could swamp the nation's already strained health system.
Sep 14, 2020
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This fall, COVID-19 and the flu will circulate in the United States at the same time, and what will happen then is a bit of a wild card. Wearing masks, washing hands, and keeping six feet away from other people to avoid COVID-19 ...
Sep 14, 2020
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The race is on to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, but even when one becomes available a large challenge will still exist: getting enough people vaccinated.
Sep 11, 2020
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Like Halloween decorations, flu shots are available a lot earlier this year. And doctors are encouraging everyone who can to get vaccinated.
Aug 31, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new U.S. study serves as a reminder of how severe the seasonal flu can be.
Aug 25, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Fall is approaching, and so is the possibility of what public health officials are calling a "twindemic"—overlapping epidemics of both COVID-19 and influenza.
Aug 21, 2020
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(HealthDay)—When elementary school students get their annual flu shot, everyone benefits, a new study shows.
Aug 21, 2020
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With the coronavirus still spreading widely, it's time to start thinking seriously about influenza, which typically spreads in fall and winter. A major flu outbreak would not only overwhelm hospitals this fall and winter, ...
Aug 19, 2020
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A second wave of the novel coronavirus in the US could be even more destructive because it will likely collide with the beginning of flu season, one of the country's top health officials said Tuesday.
Apr 22, 2020
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While a new virus that originated in China has prompted Americans to wear masks on the subway and cancel international trips for fear of falling ill, a much deadlier killer already stalking the United States has been largely ...
Feb 3, 2020
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