1. What does “second wave” mean?

2. What is transmissibility and severity of COVID-19?

     a. After relaxation of interventions (social distancing, population behavior change, contact tracing)

     b. Covid-19 hits during fall flu season

     c. Problem is overcapacity of the health care system

3. Precedence – H1N1 pandemic in 2009

4. Immunity Passports – Chile was first to issue

     a. No evidence that patients can’t get the virus again

5. What Must Be Done

     a. Testing

     b. Contact surveillance

     c. Flu Shots

6. Treatment

     a. Vaccine is first priority

     b. Treatments

          i. Expedited, but do not help everyone

          ii. Expedite release means that safety is an issue

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