Flu and Covid-19 may combine to form a lethal winter enemy
The toll from coronavirus, combined with seasonal flu, could be major
Health care workers use a nasal swab to test a person for COVID-19 at a pop up testing site in Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Eilish O'Regan
So, what happens when flu meets Covid-19 in Ireland this autumn and winter? It is a chilling prospect - a double whammy of killer infections with the potential to increase our death rates.
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