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Flu is spiking in South Africa, especially over the past 2 weeks - NICD
19 November 2021 1:23 PM
by Kabous le Roux
Influenza cases started rising at the end of August but have been spiking in the past two weeks
People at risk of getting severe Covid are also at risk of getting severe influenza
Influenza has been almost entirely absent from South Africa - and the world - ever since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Now, however, it’s making its comeback, boosted by the relaxation of measures to combat Covid-19, and by immune systems that have not seen flu in a long time...
Flu is spiking in South Africa, especially over the past 2 weeks - NICD
19 November 2021 1:23 PM
by Kabous le Roux
Influenza cases started rising at the end of August but have been spiking in the past two weeks
People at risk of getting severe Covid are also at risk of getting severe influenza
Influenza has been almost entirely absent from South Africa - and the world - ever since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Now, however, it’s making its comeback, boosted by the relaxation of measures to combat Covid-19, and by immune systems that have not seen flu in a long time...
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