The Winter Twindemic: Flu And COVID

Published: Dec. 14, 2021, 5:30 a.m.

b'The U.S. is approaching 800,000 COVID-19 deaths as the Omicron variant spreads and the Delta variant continues to circulate. Hospital admissions are up more than 20 percent over the last two weeks. But \\u2014 as NPR health correspondent Allison Aubrey tells Emily \\u2014 there\'s new survey data pointing to relaxed attitudes across the country, even amid the surges. Allison explains what all of this means for the coming weeks \\u2014 especially with flu season getting started.

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