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#COVID19 vs influenza: both cause respiratory
disease, yet there are important differences between the two viruses and how they spread.

More 👉🏼 WHO Situation Report 6 March 2020 bit.ly/2TzpDLf

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Q: How are #COVID19 & influenza viruses similar?

More 👉🏼 WHO Situation Report 6 March 2020 bit.ly/2TzpDLf

#coronavirus
Q: How are #COVID19 and influenza viruses different?

WHO Situation Report 6 March 2020 bit.ly/2TzpDLf

#coronavirus
Influenza vs #COVID19:

Influenza can spread faster than COVID-19.

WHO Situation Report 6 March 2020 bit.ly/2TzpDLf
Influenza: Pre-symptomatic transmission, or potentially transmission of the virus before the appearance of symptoms – is a major driver of transmission alone.

#COVID19: Transmission prior to symptom onset, at present,
does not appear to be a major driver of transmission.
Influenza vs #COVID19:

Influenza: Children are important drivers of influenza virus transmission in the community

COVID-19: Initial data indicates that children are less affected than adults & that clinical attack rates in the 0-19 age group are low

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Influenza vs #COVID19:

Influenza: Most at risk for severe infection are 👧🏽👦🏻, 🤰🏻, 👵🏻👴🏾, those with underlying chronic medical conditions & immunosuppressed

COVID-19: Our current understanding is that
👵🏾👴🏼& those with underlying conditions are most at risk for severe infection
Influenza vs #COVID19:

Influenza: Mortality is usually well below 0.1%

COVID-19: Mortality appears higher than for influenza, especially seasonal influenza

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More on #COVID19 vs influenza: WHO expert @SCBriand answered some of your questions

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