L.A. County testing site detects first ‘flurona’ case, a co-infection of flu and COVID
LA TimesA coronavirus testing site said it has detected its first “flurona” co-infection of the flu and the coronavirus in Los Angeles County. The case, involving a teenager, was detected four days ago at a testing site near the Getty Center in Brentwood, said Steve Farzam, chief operating officer of 911 COVID Testing. The first local case of “flurona” was identified Wednesday by the 911 COVID Testing site on Sepulveda Boulevard. With the CDC reporting that influenza vaccination rates are lower this year than in previous years, the department said the best way to prevent concurrent infection “is to get vaccinated with both influenza and COVID-19 vaccines, which are both highly effective and can be administered at the same time.” Shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday, there was a line down the block of people waiting to get tested at the 911 COVID Testing site in Brentwood.
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