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Iowa ramping up efforts to buy COVID/flu tests before fall

The season of stuffy noses if fast approaching.

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DES MOINES, Iowa — As we near flu season, Iowa is increasing efforts to buy tests that can identify both COVID-19 and flu.

According to Doctor Rossana Rosa, COVID-19 and flu have similar symptoms.

However, treatment for them is very different.

So to help distinguish between the viruses, companies are starting to make test kits that can identify different viruses with a single swab.

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