'Strike again': US scientist predicts coronavirus return in fall

[Quixote1818]

Fauci says it won't be a repeat of the major crisis with testing etc. available, but with Trump in charge I worry hardly any of that will be in place.


1 Apr 2020

But Dr Anthony Fauci says if the virus does re-emerge, it would not be a repeat of the major crisis the US faces now.

Coronavirus will likely "strike again" in the fall in the United States, according to the top American scientist tackling the disease.

Dr Anthony Fauci, who is spearheading the White House Coronavirus Task Force, said he expects COVID-19 will reappear in a second wave in the October-November period.

It would not be the first time a virus reappeared in the fall. The H1N1 outbreak in 2009 struck twice in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

After initially peaking in May and June, a second wave of H1N1 hit again in late October. In August 2010, the World Health Organization finally announced the pandemic was over.

But Fauci said if coronavirus does re-emerge, it would not be a repeat of the major crisis the country is in now.

First, the US's ability to "test, identify, isolate and contact trace will have significantly improved", Fauci said.

In addition, several clinical trials for potential COVID-19 treatments are under way, he said, adding he hopes at least one will be available by fall. There are also multiple vaccine candidates, one of which is "on track".

More: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/scientist-predicts-coronavirus-return-fall-200401075606758.html

[dhol82]

1. Just hope it waits until the second week in November.

[DarthDem]

2. Contract Tracing is the Key

That's what South Korea did. And no lockdown.

Of course I have no faith in this administration to put it into place.

[central scrutinizer]

3. "Re-emerge?"

We’re still not at the predicted apices in most places. Reminds me of the line from a song, “how can I miss you if you won’t go away?”