'I think it's inevitable in the year timeframe...I think we should be prepared for this to be a winter time disease like influenza that we see every winter.'
If you've never contracted COVID-19, what are the chances that things will stay that way given that many people have stopped wearing masks?
"No, it's not inevitable," Dr. Rutherford said when asked if he expects the Bay Area will see a surge in the next month or two. But, he added,"I think it's inevitable in the year timeframe...I think we should be prepared for this to be a winter time disease like influenza that we see every winter." Alternatively, Dr. Gandhi said she does believe it is likely the Bay Area will see some surge in cases in the coming weeks, but said it will likely be similar to the U.K. and Denmark, where cases have gone up but hospitalizations stayed flat.
"The Bay Area is highly vaccinated," she told ABC7 News."We're actually about 87% vaccinated over the age of five, so because of that I'm hoping we're going to follow the same pattern and our hospitalizations will be okay."
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