The Guardian: "Combination of COVID-19 and Flu Particularly Dangerous... Mortality Rate Increases 2.4 Times"
Report Citing Research from UK and Netherlands Universities
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[Asia Economy Reporter Minyoung Cha] A study has found that the mortality rate increases by 2.4 times when infected with both COVID-19 and influenza simultaneously compared to infection with COVID-19 alone. The probability of developing severe symptoms is four times higher.
On the 27th (local time), the British daily The Guardian cited a report published in the British medical journal The Lancet, stating that the mortality rate of patients infected simultaneously with the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and influenza virus was 2.4 times higher than that of patients infected with COVID-19 alone. The likelihood of progressing to severe illness requiring mechanical ventilation was four times higher.
This study was conducted by researchers from the University of Edinburgh, University of Liverpool, Imperial College London in the UK, and Leiden University in the Netherlands, investigating 227 patients who tested positive for both viruses simultaneously.
Kenneth Bailey, a critical care specialist at the University of Edinburgh, UK, said, "We found that the combination of COVID-19 and influenza viruses is particularly dangerous," and expressed concern that "as COVID-19 and influenza circulate together, the possibility of simultaneous infection is expected to increase." He advised that influenza testing should be conducted more extensively among COVID-19 patients.
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Professor Peter Openshaw of Imperial College emphasized that since COVID-19 and influenza are different viruses, people should receive vaccinations for both viruses. He said, "Vaccines for preventing COVID-19 and influenza are different, and people need both," adding, "The treatments for the two viruses are also different, so it is important to test for the other virus in patients hospitalized with one virus."
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