'Flurona': What To Know About Getting COVID And Flu At The Same Time

Cases of COVID and flu co-infections are popping up around the world. Here's what to keep in mind right now.

At every stage in the pandemic, we’ve added new terms to our everyday vocabulary: coronavirus, COVID-19, social distancing, delta, omicron ... the list goes on and on.

The latest grabbing international headlines is “flurona,” a term that describes people who are infected with both the coronavirus and influenza at the same time. Confirmed cases have popped up in the United States, Israel, Brazil and elsewhere.