Preventing flu

Last winter, with the world trying to contain the spread of COVID-19, cases of flu almost disappeared.

The feared ‘twindemic’, of combined flu and COVID-19, never occurred. Measures such as mask wearing, distancing, remote learning, working from home and limiting social gatherings prevented the spread of influenza viruses. While we can’t go into lockdown each winter to prevent seasonal flu, more modest precautions including masks and working from home, could have a substantial effect.