Twindemic

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Two pandemics happening simultaneously, such as flu and COVID-19.

    "Tonight it is being called a potential ‘twindemic’, the flu season and COVID coinciding this fall with deadly results."

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"Tonight it is being called a potential ‘twindemic’, the flu season and COVID coinciding this fall with deadly results."

Etymology

Blend of twin + pandemic.

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