Flu and COVID symptoms are easily confused. A new home test—the first for flu—tells them apart in minutes
"It's very difficult even for experts to tell the difference between the flu and COVID-19," said Dr. Eric Wasserman, chairman of emergency medicine at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. "Sometimes the only way to differentiate between the two is to get tested." Both respiratory illnesses ar...
COVID-19, flu and RSV are more similar to each other than they are different in terms of symptoms. One of the only symptoms exclusive to one virus and not the others is loss of taste and smell, which has been a hallmark symptom of COVID-19. Symptoms of COVID-19, RSV, and ...
That's why getting both a flu shot and COVID vaccine (and aCOVID booster) is important. Being infected with both respiratory ailments at the same time can be "catastrophic to your immune system," Dr. Adrian Burrowes, a professor of family medicine at the University of Central ...
NyQuil is used to treat cold and flu symptoms like cough, fever or headache. It is not used to kill the COVID-19 virus. If you test positive for COVID-19 and have certain health conditions that increase your risk of becoming very sick (for example: lung disease, heart disease, obesity...
Yes, you can get the COVID, shingles, and flu vaccines all on the same day. And if you don't have a fever and only have "mild" cold symptoms, you can still get vaccinated with any or all of them. You just want to make sure you don't have COVID because if you do, it doesn...
Health officials say it’s OK to get your COVID-19 vaccine and flu vaccine at the same time. The U.S.
Most people who get both their COVID-19 and flu shots at once aren't likely to getsignificantly more side effectsor — more severe side effects — than they would if they'd only gotten one vaccine or the other, experts tell TODAY.com. ...
Positive test of a sick person, in conjunction with clinical observation of covid like symptoms, is likely indicating, but not proving, infectious Sarscov2 virus but the person could be sick from a different virus. As we come into the flu season with possibly similar clinical symptoms to Sars...
Drugmakers are rushing to apply what has been learned about Covid jabs to the flu. Winter is coming to the northern hemisphere, and with it the flu season—however advances spurred by the fight against COVID-19 are boosting hopes of finding a more reliable vaccine. ...