July 2020 - The Epidemiology Monitor

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Special Recap: Going From A to Z On Coronavirus With Anthony Fauci---A Unique Interview Conducted By Fellow Scientists An informative, up-to-date interview with Anthony Fauci, NIH’s Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and widely regarded as the nation’s go-to expert on scientific topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic took place in mid-July on the podcast This Week In Virology. The interview was remarkable because the virologistinterviewers, Vincent Racaniello from Mt Sinai School of Medicine and Richard Condit Emeritus Professor from the University of Florida, have been reporting and discussing COVID19 for months and were well prepared

and armed with a full set of key questions on timely and relevant COVID topics. They peppered him with questions in a collegial manner for 30 minutes. The session was not without its humorous and candid moments and it is easy to understand why Fauci has won so many supporters. Below is a recap of the highlights of the interview. On Modes of Transmission Interviewers wasted no time in asking Fauci about the relative importance of - Fauci con't on page 7

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Present and Near Future Pandemic Situations Look Bleak High Uptake Of Mask Wearing Could Still Save Thousands Of Lives In The US And Change Course Of The Pandemic Worldwide The picture of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States which emerges from the combined forecast of two dozen modelling groups predicts there will likely be between 150,000 to 170,000 total reported deaths by August 8, 2020, according to CDC which aggregates these reports. As of mid-July the actual number of deaths July 2020

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stood at 138,782. Cases continue to rise in the US with over 70,000 cases being reported each day in mid-July and the US cases still have not peaked. - Bleak cont'd on page 2

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