An 87-year-old man from Peru with an underlying disease that had not been vaccinated is her first victim Flurone, the combination of coronavirus and influenza.
The announcement was made by the Ministry of Health Peru emphasizing that the man who was simultaneously infected by influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2 had not been vaccinated against it COVID-19.
Two other cases have been identified, in the Amazona region of northern Peru, according to Cesar Munaikos, a researcher at the ministry's National Center for Epidemiology, Disease Prevention and Control.
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It's about minor and a 40-year-old man fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, according to Mr. Mounaikos. The scientist urged the population to be vaccinated as soon as possible against both COVID-19 as well as against the flu, because it "reduces the risk of death."