Wilbur Chen, Marianne Cloeren, and Steven Deck joined President Jarrell to discuss a second surge, vaccine research, and other concerns about COVID-19.
For many in the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) community who are working remotely during the coronavirus pandemic, the pace of developments relating to the disease, our understanding of it, and measures to counter its impact may seem slow, but the reality is that things are moving incredibly fast.
Even so, the approach of colder weather has many concerned about a second surge in COVID-19 cases. “Right now, I think it’s an uneasy lull,” explained Wilbur Chen, MD, MS, professor in the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and an infectious disease expert. “I think we need to be prepared that there will be a resurgence.”
Speaking on the Oct. 8 edition of Virtual Face to Face with Dr. Bruce Jarrell, the weekly web-based program hosted by UMB President Bruce E. Jarrell, MD, FACS, Chen was joined by two other UMB experts, Marianne Cloeren, MD, MPH, UMSOM associate professor, with a specialty in occupational and environmental health; and Steven Deck, DM, MBA, director, Department of Environmental Health and Safety.