CDC director says a second wave of coronavirus in the winter could hit the US harder than the current outbreak
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Robert Redfield testifies about coronavirus preparedness and response to the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 12, 2020.Dr. Robert Redfield, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warned that a second wave of the novel coronavirus outbreak this winter could be even worse than the current outbreak.
Redfield said that a winter outbreak would be particularly catastrophic for hospitals when layered on top of the usual winter flu season andNot only is the novel coronavirus both more contagious and deadly than seasonal influenza, but a vaccine against the novel coronavirus almost certainly won't be available by the time flu season comes around. Dr.
The novel coronavirus was first identified in Wuhan, China in early January. After outbreaks in several Asian countries, Iran, and Italy, the United States saw confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, surge beginning in early March.
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