[Lee Stewart]

Former CDC director: There's a long war ahead and our Covid-19 response must adapt

(CNN)Different times call for different measures. When Covid-19 hit China, I was concerned, as were many public health professionals, about what could happen and urged rapid action to understand more and prepare. But few of us anticipated the catastrophic impact the new virus has had in Wuhan, in Italy and may soon have in many other places.

For most people, there is simply no frame of reference for this pandemic. Never in our lifetime has there been an infectious disease threat as devastating to society. Never in our lifetime have we seen a rich country like Italy face the need to ration respirators. And never have we seen the fear that millions of health care workers around the world feel about being infected by the virus -- justified fear we must address.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/20/healt...sis/index.html

WARNING: This is a very "in your face" article that is not going to make you feel better. It comes from an expert.