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The buzzy name is just a term for being infected with the flu and COVID-19.

Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In the midst of a new pandemic surge, another seemingly new ailment is now grabbing headlines: flurona. Despite the catchy name, "flurona" is not new. It is a term coined to describe what happens when a person tests positive for the flu and COVID-19 at the same time. "Both are common, so it is not unexpected that some people would be infected at the same time," said Dr. Dan Barouch, director of the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Flurona is not a new d...

sesame via Getty Images As summer approaches, the United States is in the midst of its first really hopeful moment in the COVID-19 pandemic: Infections continue to plummet, hospitalizations are down, and roughly half the adult population has received at least one vaccine dose. Adolescents will soon also be able to roll up their sleeves and get immunized as well. Whether all of that means the end of the pandemic is in sight is the big question. Many experts now believe herd immunity is not possible. However, a return to relative normalcy is. “We may not be able to completely eliminate this...