Former FDA boss says coronavirus spread might get even worse this winter

• The coronavirus might spread with ease to other US regions that did not register significant outbreaks so far, warned former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb in an interview.
• He said the US hasn’t dealt with a true second wave of COVID-19 and that a “third act” of the virus would come in the fall and winter, “and it’s likely to be more pervasive spread in a broader part of the country.”
• Gottlieb warned that the virus could spread a lot easier and faster than the flu, and an outbreak could occur anywhere.

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Health experts have been very clear in the past few months that pairing the novel coronavirus with the flu could have disastrous consequences once the cold season starts. Their point is that the COVID-19 outbreaks have to be contained as fast as possible, so when the flu season starts, medical systems won’t be overwhelmed by the increased number of patients featuring one or both illnesses.

As the summer is approaching its end, health officials insist on the need to respect safety measures, including social distancing, frequent hand washing, and face mask-wearing, to curb the spread before fall sets in. Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb joins that chorus again, saying that the upcoming third COVID-19 “act” might be even more severe for some regions of the country.

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