Redfield: When I commented that there was a possibility of a second wave being more difficult or complicated, when we& #39;d have flu and coronavirus circulating at the same time, but I didn& #39;t say this was going to be "worse," just more difficult and complicated.

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Redfield: The issue I& #39;m talking about, it being more "difficult" in the second wave, is that we& #39;ll have two viruses circulating at the same time, whereas this time the flu season has ended so we can use all our flu surveillance system. Next fall and winter, it& #39;ll be both.

Redfield: More difficult "doesn& #39;t mean...more impossible. Doesn& #39;t mean, as some people have said, worse."

Redfield: "I& #39;m accurately quoted in the Washington Post," but there& #39;s an issue with the (paraphrasing) headline that said more devastating rather than more difficult.

(Let& #39;s move on and never think about this again.)