Will there be second wave of COVID-19

COVID-19 second wave

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The coronavirus pandemic is still ongoing....and doctors are learning more and more as the days go by.

The possible "second wave" of covid-19 during the fall and winter months has been at the forefront of discussions.

News 10's dominic miranda joins us now.

He explains what a local health expert says about the possibility of a second wave here in the valley.

Vigo county health commissioner darrin brucken spoke at length monday morning about his perspective concerning a second wave of covid-19.

It was on the podcast "clark's compelling catwalk" with terre haute pastor clark cowden.

Dr brucken discussed herd immunity...a vaccine...and why the upcoming flu season presents a challenge combined with covid-19 dr brucken says a second wave of covid-19 is going to come during the fall and winter months..... but health professionals are preparing to control the spike in cases to ease the burden on hospitals.

The problem lies with the upcoming flu season during the fall and winter.

Dr brucken says flu symptoms overlap so consistently with covid-19 symptoms...that hostpitals may be overcrowded.

Between the flu...covid-19..respiratory influenza...and c-o-p-d patients...dr. brucken says they all could be competing for ventilators.

But again...he says there's no need to panic.....hospitals are already preparing for this.

Even though the second wave will most likely come....dr brucken says he's glad to see the economy opening up.

He says vigo county and cities across the nation can do so in a safe manner.

But as far as the coronavirus goes.... dr brucken said on the podcast that the measures in place will likely stay in effect until a vaccine is available.

"when a vaccine becomes available-- and that's why a lot of science has shifted towards vaccine, vaccine, vaccine because we have to have that to get herd immunity.

So i think this is the new norm, to be honest with you, for the rest of this year, this winter, into next spring, and hopefully next spring a vaccine becomes available and is proven to be efficacious and safe."

Dr. brucken says it's great that six to ten percent of the population is immune at this point.

But we have to get to 60, 70, or 80 percent to achieve herd immunity and that's why a vaccine is key.

In terre haute.

I'm dominic miranda.

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