'Flurona' has been detected in an unvaccinated pregnant woman in Israel. It's believed to be one of the first documented cases of an individual infected with both the flu and COVID-19.
An unvaccinated pregnant woman tested positive for both illnesses last week at the Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, the"The disease is the same disease. They’re viral and cause difficulty breathing since both attack the upper respiratory tract," Arnon Vizhnitser, the director of the hospital's gynecology department, told the newspaper.
Dr. Anthony Fauci warned in October 2020, before the first flu season that coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic, that "there’s considerable concern as we enter the fall and winter months and into the flu season that we’ll have that dreaded overlap." MORE:
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