While the two cases of co-infection reported in Brazil were mild cases, Spilki says the negative implications of co-infections could cause greater harm. “These co-infections can produce combinations faster and generate new variants faster than has happened. This would be a different evolutionary path for the virus,” Spilki explained.
According to the CDC, the new variants that appear recently are spreading easier and faster than other variants, which could lead to more cases of COVID-19. “Like Spilki, the health agency warned that ‘an increase in the number of cases will place more health care resources, lead to more hospitalizations and possibly more deaths.’ And for more ways to stay safe, these three things can prevent almost all COVID cases.