Twindemic

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Twindemic and tripledemic (or tridemic) are terms used during the COVID-19 pandemic, referring to the possibility of a severe flu season happening alongside an increase in cases of COVID-19 during the fall and winter of 2020 and 2021,[1][2][3][4][5] as well as respiratory syncytial virus in the winter of 2022. A consequence of a twindemic may be a mixture of two different infections in the same person at the same time.[6] The term twindemic is a portmanteau of "twin" and "pandemic".[3]

  1. ^ Hoffman, Jan (16 August 2020). "Fearing a 'Twindemic,' Health Experts Push Urgently for Flu Shots". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. ^ Miller, Korin (18 August 2020). "Experts Warn of a Possible 'Twindemic'—Here's What That Means". Health.com. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "twindemic". Dictionary.com. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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  6. ^ Khamsi, Roxanne (17 November 2021). "The Double-Whammy COVID-Flu". The Atlantic. Retrieved 5 January 2022.