Is COVID-19 finally just a bad flu? Follow-up study comparing disease severity among COVID-19 and seasonal influenza hospital in-patients across pandemic waves in Ireland.

A O'FarrellP NaughtonP Kavanagh

Published in: Public health (2024)

While the severity of COVID-19 has reduced with successive pandemic waves, it remains a more severe disease than influenza. Despite changes in strain, population immunity, vaccination and treatment, policymakers and the public must continue to approach COVID-19 as more than 'just a bad flu'.

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