Flu may increase the spread of COVID-19
2020
Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany
A population-based model of SARS-CoV-2 transmission, combined with mortality incidence was used to study the first months of the corona pandemic in Europe. The results show that the decrease of COVID-19 cases in spring was not only related to countermeasures but also to the end of the flu season. Influenza may have increased transmission of the coronavirus by an average of 2 to 2.5-fold. The results of the study suggest that the coming flu epidemic will have an amplifying impact on the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers emphasize the potential importance of flu vaccinations as possible extra protection against COVID-19.
Influenza may facilitate the spread of SARS-CoV-2
Matthieu Domenech de Celles
Added on: 09-24-2020
[1] https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.09.07.20189779v1[2] https://www.bionity.com/en/news/1167949/flu-may-increase-the-spread-of-covid-19.html
