Can you get COVID and the flu at the same time?
![With COVID, flu and cold viruses spreading widely this winter, researchers looked into whether you can get infected with more than one at once.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/01/17/ap22343042322456_wide-3978505089ad3d79030ef3c19818043250b1bd86.jpg?s=600)
And what about a cold or RSV? With all the illness spreading, it's virus soup out there these days. Some people feel so sick they're wondering if they're fighting more than one germ at once.
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