COVID-19 could become a seasonal illness. That was one of the major takeaways Wednesday at a briefing from the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, discussed the possibility of COVID-19 seasonality. “Would this possibly become a seasonal cyclic thing? I’ve always indicated to you that I think it very well might,” Fauci told reporters. "What we’re starting to see now in the Southern Hemisphere and southern African and Southern Hemisphere countries is that we’re having cases appearing as they go into their winter season," Fauci said. "If in fact they have a substantial outbreak, it will be inevitable that we need to be prepared that we’ll get a cycle around a second time."
What this means for us is that we won't be able to put our guard down. If there is a summer break in the virus, and that is not known for sure, it will provide time to stockpile resources and manufacture critical items like ventilators.
