Covid-19: Risk of death more than doubled in people who also had flu, English data showPeople infected with both flu and SARS-CoV-2 are more than twice as likely to die as someone with the new coronavirus alone, emerging evidence from England has shown. An analysis by Public Health ...
A new study published inCMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) found that the risk of death from COVID-19 was 3.5 times higher than from influenza. "We can now say definitively that COVID-19 is much more severe than seasonalinfluenza," says Dr. Amol Verma, St. Michael's Hospital, U...
COVID-19/MIS-C patients had a higher risk of death, but actual death rates did not differ between the two groups, according to the findings. Shein said researchers wanted to do the study because of the frequent comparisons between COVID and flu, particularly in discussions of public health ...
Since the flu is a different type of virus than coronaviruses, the flu vaccine will not prevent COVID-19 or other human coronavirus illnesses. However, even people who are at low risk can develop serious complications or death from the flu. Getting a flu shot can keep you from missing wor...
Dan Hartman’s hockey-loving son died from Pfizer, yet told very little about what happened. The Ontario dad wants answers about the sudden death of his precious baby Sean. Ontario Minor Hockey Assoc. implemented a policy requiring players 12 and over take the new co...
by between 40% and 60% during seasons when the flu viruses are well-matched to the flu vaccine. But if you are infected with the virus, the vaccine reduces your chances of getting the flu and passing it on to others, and lessens the severity of symptoms, hospitalizations and death. ...
Flu vs. cold Compared with most other viral respiratory infections, such as the common cold, influenza (flu) infection usually causes a more severe illness with a mortality rate (death rate) of about 0.1% of people infected with the virus. Cold symptoms (for example, sore throat, runny nose...
Flu vs. COVID-19 Symptoms Flu Vaccine Chart Comments More Since not every individual experiences all of the flu symptoms, it is possible to have the flu without having a fever. Yes, it is possible to get flu without fever. Flu or influenza is a viral disease with predominant ...
Our collected list of stories about COVID-19 The strain’s disappearance eliminated a viral source of death and disease, especially among children, and a component of annual flu vaccines. It also showed that it might be possible going forward to eliminate its type-B cousin...
Is COVID-19 more dangerous than the flu?Flu and COVID-19 can both cause serious illness and complications that may result in hospitalization and death. As both the flu and COVID-19 can be fatal, we should all do our part to help reduce transmission of both viruses to help protect the...