Why COVID-19 Might Get Worse in Winter, Just Like Flu
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Risk and severity of infection, the host and the environment could all play a role
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Will Flu and RSV Always Be This Bad? - The Atlantic
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Are You a Novid—Someone Who's Never Had COVID? Science Has Some
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Why the Covid-19 coronavirus is worse than the flu, in one chart - Vox
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CDC warns flu and COVID infections are on the rise and could get
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Covid vaccines: Should you get the new shot? How well do they work
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Flu and Older Adults National Institute on Aging
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Why common cold symptoms may seem worse than before the pandemic
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Influenza and COVID-19: Five tips for a safer winter
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Rossi Hassad Mercy University
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Coronavirus Resource Center - Harvard Health
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