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'A little bit of hope': COVID-curbing efforts may mean milder flu season - NBC News
Aug 11, 2020 1 min, 2 secs

Experts have been raising the alarm about the coming flu season, warning that the combination of the seasonal virus plus COVID-19 could overwhelm the nation's health care system.

Kristin Englund, an infectious diseases expert at the Cleveland Clinic, said.

If infection control measures — including travel restrictions, hand-washing, physical distancing and mask wearing — work for COVID-19, Ohl said, they're "going to work for flu, too.".

And it can have devastating effects on the nation's health care system, filling both emergency rooms and intensive care units.

Coupled with COVID-19, the flu will "put significant strain on how many people are in emergency department, how many people are admitted to a hospital, how many people need a ventilator," said Dr.

"We're recommending people wait until September or October," Englund said.

Still, expect a major public health push for flu vaccines within the next few months, even though it does not prevent a majority of influenza illnesses.

Why not use the vaccine that we currently have available to protect ourselves?" Englund said.

In addition to getting a flu vaccine within the next few months, Ohl said there are several things people can do now to slow the spread of all respiratory viruses: wear a mask, wash your hands and avoid large gatherings

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