Thanksgiving Spike on the Horizon

Dr. Batchlor: "We are on the wrong trajectory now."

OFFICIALS SAY WE STILL HAVEN'TSEEN THE WORST FROMTHANKSGIVING.THIS MORNING WE SPOKE WITH DR.ELAINE BATCHLOR -- C-E-O OFMARTINLUTHER KING JUNIOR COMMUNITYHOSPITAL IN LOSANGELES.SHE SAID WE'RE NOT EVEN CLOSE TOSEEING THE FULL POSTTHANKSGIVING SPIKE IN CASES.WE WON'T SEE THE FULL EFFECT OFTHANKSGIVING UNTIL AROUNDCHRISTMASTIME.

THAT'S WHY YOU'RESEEING THE STRONG REACTION NOWBECAUSE WE ARE ON THE WRONGTRAJECTORY NOW.

WE ARE HAVINGTHIS INCREDBLY FAST INCREASEALREADYAND IF WE CONTINUE ON THSITRAJECTORY OUR HEALTH CARESYSTEM WILL BEOVERWHELMED AND WE WILL SEE THENUMBER OF DEATHS GOING UBATCHLOR DID SAY THERE IS LIGHTAT THE END OF THE TUNNEL --WITH THE F-D-A CURRENTLY MEETING-- AND POTENTIALLYBATCHLOR DID SAY THERE IS LIGHTAT THE END OF THE TUNNEL --WITH THE F-D-A CURRENTLY MEETING-- AND POTENTIALLYHAVING A DECISION BY THE END OFTHE WEEKEND --WHICH COULD LEAD TO A ROLLOUT OFVACCINES SOON.KERN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTHOFFICIALS SAYING TODAY THATVACCINES SHOULD BE ARRIVINGLOCALLY THIS WEEKEND -- ANDTHAT NURSES, DOCTORS, AND STAFFAT LOCAL HOSPITALS WILLBE RECEIVING THE FIRST ROUND OFTHEM.AND TAKING A LOOK NOW AT OURLOCAL COVID CASE NUMBERSFOR TODAY...PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTING 990