Fall coronavirus surge looking worse than expected

A fall surge of COVID-19 was expected and many health experts say it is here with rising cases across the United States.

CLIMBING ACROSSNEARLY ALL OF THECOUNTRY OVER THELAST WEEK.27 STATES HAVESEEN A 10-PERCENTINCREASE ORGREATER OFAVERAGE DAILYCASES OVER THEWEEK.NOW TOPINFECTIOUS DISEASEEXPERTS IS SENDINGOUT A WARNING TOAMERICANS -- ABOUTWHAT'S TO COME.MANDY GAITHER HASMORE IN TODAY'SHEALTH MINUTE.--REPORTER PKG-ASFOLLOWS--A FALL SURGE OFCOVID-19 WASPREDICTED --AND MANY HEALTHEXPERTS SAY -- IT'SHERE WITH RISINGCASES ACROSS THEU-S.MICHAELOSTERHOLM,CENTER FORINFECTIOUS DISEASERESEARCH ANDPOLICY, UNIVERSITYOF MINNESOTA/"THENEXT 6 TO 12 WEEKSARE GOING TO BETHE DARKEST OF THEENTIRE PANDEMICVACCINES WILL NOTBECOME AVAILABLEIN ANY MEANINGFULWAY UNTIL EARLY TOTHIRD QUARTER OFNEXT YEAR AND EVENTHEN HALF THEPOPULATION IS EVENSKETICAL OF TAKINGTHE VACCINE."DESPITE COVIDCASES CLIMBING --DR. ANTHONY FAUCIDOESN'T SEE ANATIONWIDELOCKDOWN AS A WAYFORWARD --DR. ANTHONY FAUCI,DIR., NATL.

INSTITUTEOF ALLERGY ANDINFECTIOUSDISEASES/"PUTSHUTDOWN AWAYAND SAY WE'REGOING TO USEPUBLIC HEALTHMEASURES TO HELPUS SAFELY GET TOWHERE WE WANT TOGO."EXPERTS SAYAMERICANS CANHELP GET THE VIRUSUNDER CONTROL --BY HEEDING THEGUIDELINES TOUTEDBY OFFICIALS FORMONTHS.DR. CELINEGOUNDER,INFECTIOUSDISEASESSPECIALIST/"WESHOULD BE WASHINGOUR HANDS.

WESHOULD BE SOCIALDISTANCING.

WESHOULD BE DOINGALL OF THESETHINGS THAT WEKNOW WORK ANDMASKS ARE NUMBER1, 2 AND 3 IN TERMSOF WHAT WILLPREVENTTRANSMISSION OFCORONAVIRUS."DR. CELINEGOUNDER SAYS IFWE DON'T TAKE THISSERIOUSLY NOW --WE'RE GOING TOFIND OURSELVES IN AMORE DIFFICULTPOSITION -- OVERTHE NEXT MONTH.FOR TODAY'S HEALTHMINUTE, I'M MANDYGAITHER.