Israel has diagnosed the first case of flurone, a simultaneous infection of flu and coronavirus. The infected is a woman in her 30s who had not been vaccinated against covid and that she had recently given birth at Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikva.
” He was diagnosed with the flu and coronavirus as soon as he arrived. Both tests were positive, even after we repeated the test. ” Arnon Viznitzer, boss of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology from the hospital, which also explained that “the disease is fundamentally the same: something viral that causes respiratory problems in the upper respiratory tract.”
Scientists believe there could be more cases
The Ministry of Health of the state of Israel is investigating the case. According to the health authorities, it is estimated that more patients may have both diseases but they were not diagnosed.
According Arnon Viznitzer, ” Last year we saw no cases of the flu among pregnant women or women in labor. But, we are now witnessing both Covid and flu cases that are starting to emerge. We see more and more pregnant women with the flu. ” The combination of both viruses doubles the chance of a serious and more deadly disease, which would mean another saturation in hospitals Israelis.
Vaccines are being prepared for the combination of covid and flu
The modern pharmaceutical is already conducting studies on the flu and coronavirus combination, and are trying to develop a unique vaccine that combines booster doses against flurona, being an experimental vaccine.
“We believe that this is a great opportunity that lies ahead, if we could bring to the market an annual high-efficiency pan-respiratory support,” he reported. Stephane Bancel, executive director of Modern. “We believe Moderna could be the first to commercialize this important new opportunity,” declared Bancel.
Is new vaccine would combine the most advanced experimental flu vaccine with its Covid-19 vaccine. What’s more, Novavax it is also studying how to test its combination vaccines.
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