Experts say COVID-19, which spreads with more stealth and speed than flu, could last two years -- and the next wave may be worse than the first.
If COVID-19 follows a pattern set by the 1918 Spanish flu, the pandemic is likely to last up to two years and return with a vengeance this fall and winter – a second wave worse than the first, according to a study issued from the University of Minnesota.
The study team, headed by Dr. Kristine A. Moore, medical director at the University of Minnesota center, included pandemic experts from Harvard and Tulane universities. The worst-case scenario – with a major resurgence by year's end – is one of three laid out in the paper. "The virus caught the global community off guard, and its future course is still highly unpredictable," says the report."There is no crystal ball to tell us what the future holds and what the 'end game' for controlling this pandemic will be."
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