What happens when flu meets Covid-19?

How seasonal viruses interact with the coronavirus is unknown – it may lessen or sharpen the pandemic – so flu vaccinations are vital Optimists had hoped Covid-19 might not withstand the blistering heat of a British summer. However those hopes have faded: the virus staged a recent resurgence in Iran amid actual blistering temperatures, and has had no trouble persisting in sultry Singapore.But what happens to Covid-19, and us, when the rain and chill – and flu and sniffles – of autumn set in? Especially, how will the annual winter flu epidemic play out amid a Covid-19 pandemic? Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jul/19/what-happens-when-flu-meets-covid-19 #flu #coronavirus_outbreak #vaccines_and_immunisation #infectious_diseases #medical_research #science #society #health