Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a hearing of Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on the COVID-19 Response" in Washington, D.C., the United States, on July 20, 2021. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool via Xinhua)
"We should be prepared for that superimposed upon what I hope is the residual and not another spike of COVID," said Anthony Fauci. "We better pay attention."
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden's medical adviser Anthony Fauci warned that the United States should be prepared for "pretty bad flu season" coupled with continued COVID-19 cases this winter when he will be stepping down from his post as the nation's top infectious disease official, said a report of Bloomberg.
The Southern Hemisphere, which annually sees new strains of flu appear before the North, has already experienced a more severe season than usual, Fauci said on Wednesday.
Americans should get flu shots when they become available, he said.
"We should be prepared for that superimposed upon what I hope is the residual and not another spike of COVID," said Fauci, also director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. "We better pay attention." ■