Dr. Anthony Fauci warns US could 'be in for a bad fall' if coronavirus treatments don't work

[brooklynite]

Source: CNBC

The United States “could be in for a bad fall” if researchers don’t find an effective treatment to fight the coronavirus by then, White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday.

The virus will certainly make a comeback in the U.S. even as cases begin to stabilize, Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, said during an interview with The Economic Club of Washington, D.C.

Covid-19 is “not going to disappear from the planet,” he said, adding infectious disease experts are learning about how the virus behaves by watching emerging outbreaks in other regions such as southern Africa that are starting to enter their colder seasons.

“In my mind, it’s inevitable that we will have a return of the virus, or maybe even that it never went away,” he said.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/28/fauci-warns-us-could-be-in-for-a-bad-fall-if-coronavirus-treatments-dont-work.html

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Amazing that this is novel news to people without thinking brains

which is to say all of CNBC's viewers and most of Wall Street.

[Shermann]

2. I'm confused because Trump predicted the economy would have a great third quarter

...and a blowout fourth quarter.

I guess there was an "oh by the way"...the vaccine would need to come through a year ahead of schedule for that to pan out.

[redstatebluegirl]

3. People are so wanting a cure or a treatment

they are grasping at anything. Yes scientists all over the world are working overtime looking for a treatment but it takes time to insure it is safe and effective. It is not going to happen as fast as we want it to. At least not one that is safe.

[Ligyron]

4. Oh, he means Fall as in the season Fall, upper case "F".

IOW, Autumn.

But it works both ways come to think of it

[dewsgirl]

5. It works both ways.

[marybourg]

6. Thank you. It never even crossed my mind that he meant the season.

Nor did it apparently cross the mind of the editor of the piece, or he/she would probably have thought to capitalize it. . . . I would hope.

[Talitha]

7. He's pretty slick, and he might have intended for us to open it however we wanted.

Because like you said, it works both ways.

[Ligyron]

10. No doubt.

I get the distinct impression the good doctor is no fan of Trump. Some will undoubtedly say if that was the case, then the honorable thing for him to do would be to resign. Some of those folks probably voted for Jill Stein last time around too.

Maybe he's saving any resignation for a place and time it where it will have the most impact and in the meantime just try to do as little harm as possible and compel as many others as possible to do likewise? I mean, that's what I'd do were I in his position.

Because once you quit or get fired from that Cabal, you're only ever replaced by someone even worse. In some cases way, way worse.

[tblue37]

8. Made me think of Humpty Dumpty when I read the subject line. nt

[murielm99]

9. Same here.

Instead of Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, let's see Trumpty Dumpty have a bad fall.

[Danascot]

11. Please don't tell Trump

All we need is more treatments from Dr Trump.