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'There's no way to sugarcoat it': COVID-19 cases are surging; one American dies every 107 seconds

'There's no way to sugarcoat it': COVID-19 cases are surging; one American dies every 107 seconds

'There's no way to sugarcoat it': COVID-19 cases are surging; one American dies every 107 seconds
Oct 28, 2020 1 min, 48 secs

"There's no way to sugarcoat it: We are facing an urgent crisis, and there is an imminent risk to you, your family members, your friends, your neighbors and the people you care about," said Wisconsin Gov.

"Americans are tired of adhering to public health guidelines and getting tested.".

She repeated the familiar plea of public health experts: Masks.

Mike Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization's emergencies program, said this week. "We will have to get ahead of this virus, and that may require sacrifice for many, many people in terms of their personal lives.".

"It's a nightmare scenario, frankly, that this could get quite a bit worse in the next several weeks or months before it gets better," said Ryan Westergaard, chief medical officer for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services?

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Once the vaccine is available, "uptake issues" must be overcome, said Ogbonnaya Omenka, an associate professor and public health specialist at Butler University.

There is also evidence that vaccine hesitancy may be higher in minority communities, the communities that have been hit the hardest by the pandemic, said Dr.

"Convincing people that a vaccine is a safe and effective will be a critical part of widespread dissemination," Mehta said.

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Glatter said deaths have not reached those numbers during this surge because of increased testing, more judicious use of intubation and noninvasive forms of ventilation, and use of steroids and the medication remdesivir when indicated. 

He said stay-at-home orders may be needed in some countries to take the "heat out of this phase of the pandemic."

Glatter said it will take three years. 

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