Experts anticipate dual Covid AND flu outbreak

The 'twindemic' is being felt in the south, with Texas reporting a quadrupling of cases in the past month Both Covid and flu could surge this winter causing a dreaded 'twindemic', experts fear — with some southern states already feeling the early stages of an influenza resurgence. The virus is being felt the most across the US south, with Texas, Georgia and New Mexico each suffering 'moderate' flu circulation, according to the CDC Flu cases have slightly increased in recent weeks, with the CDC reporting 378 and 425 confirmed infections in the two previous weeks - up from 257 infections reported during the final week of August ‘We’re in for a rough flu season this year,' Dr Ostrosky told DailyMail.com ‘We haven’t peaked yet. and when is it coming back The flu's spread was massively curbed over the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic Viral interference from Covid combined with mitigation measures like masking and restrictions on indoor events led to little spread of the virus As a result, many did not build up natural immunity to the virus in the past two years and have neglected getting their yearly jab Experts fear that this year's flu season will be the worst in years after both New Zealand and Australia were slammed by the annual nuisance in the southern hemisphere Dr Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, issued a warning about the rampant spread of the flu in the Southern Hemisphere last month Some southern states like Texas, Georgia and New Mexico are already experiencing surges of the virus in September - before flu season even officially starts in October Experts are on high alert about the virus after it made a resurgence in the southern hemisphere - which typically has a flu season that runs from April to October. 'The Southern Hemisphere has had a pretty bad flu season, and it came on early,' Dr Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, said at the end of August. Reported cases of the flu are rapidly rising in Texas, more than doubling over the past two weeks, and quadrupling since late August Covid cases have remained steady in the US over the past month, though experts fear they will surge in the fall and winter - just as they did in both 2020 and 2021 Florida also recorded an unusual surge of the annual virus over the summer, though it quickly receded.