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babylonsister

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Fri Oct 9, 2020, 09:53 AM Oct 2020

Covid-19 could kill 2,900 Americans a day in December...



Covid-19 could kill 2,900 Americans a day in December, researchers say. Here's why, and how you can make fall and winter better
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By Holly Yan, CNN
Updated 1:25 PM ET, Mon October 5, 2020
As cases rise, experts concerned about coming flu season


(CNN)The last time Americans faced a fall and winter like this, World War I was just ending.

A months-long pandemic exploded in the fall of 1918, killing 195,000 Americans in just the month of October.

Fast-forward 102 years, and the US is on track for another devastating fall and winter. By the end of December, Covid-19 could kill more than 2,900 people a day in the US, according to projections Monday from the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.


But it doesn't have to be that way. With a smart approach to these cold-weather months, researchers say you can defy their grim projections.

Why is the fall / winter outlook so bad?

Health experts say colder weather, the flu season, reopened schools and pandemic fatigue are a recipe for the most difficult months yet in the fight against coronavirus. Here's why:

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/05/health/fall-winter-covid-19-surge-impact/index.html
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Covid-19 could kill 2,900 Americans a day in December... (Original Post) babylonsister Oct 2020 OP
A 9/11 every day. FoxNewsSucks Oct 2020 #1
It really resembles... Newest Reality Oct 2020 #2
Florida will be a key indicator and will be obvious in next 3-4 weeks, and BEFORE the election beachbumbob Oct 2020 #3
 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
3. Florida will be a key indicator and will be obvious in next 3-4 weeks, and BEFORE the election
Fri Oct 9, 2020, 10:41 AM
Oct 2020

how this "2nd Wave" is going to impact. DeSantis has thrown the people in Florida to the wolves 2 weeks ago between taking off restriction and forcing in-class schooling on all public schools and colleges with few exceptions

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