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In a media briefing this morning, Brian Hainline, NCAA's chief medical officer, says the hope was there would be a downward trajectory in COVID-19, adequate surveillance/testing, heading into the fall.
"That hasn’t happened, and it’s made it very challenging to make decisions."
"That hasn’t happened, and it’s made it very challenging to make decisions."
Carlos del Rio, fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America, says "I'm disappointed, because we have not, as a country, done a good job controlling this pandemic."
Says the conversation needs to be shifted to controlling the pandemic rather than sports/no sports.
Says the conversation needs to be shifted to controlling the pandemic rather than sports/no sports.
Carlos Del Rio, fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America, on the NCAA's media brief this morning about COVID-19:
"I feel like we have hit the iceberg, and we are making decisions about when we should have the band play."
"I feel like we have hit the iceberg, and we are making decisions about when we should have the band play."
Brian Hainline, the NCAA's chief medical officer, says the biggest risk in football is one team playing another, and making sure both teams are taking precautions.
Says during practice, teams have done a good job, working in smaller units to make contact tracing is possible.
Says during practice, teams have done a good job, working in smaller units to make contact tracing is possible.
Colleen Kraft, fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America, on myocarditis:
"I am currently this week taking care of people that have very sad stories and could have been prevented. ... We're playing with fire.
"I think one case of myocarditis in an athlete is too many."
"I am currently this week taking care of people that have very sad stories and could have been prevented. ... We're playing with fire.
"I think one case of myocarditis in an athlete is too many."
Brian Hainline, the NCAA's chief medical officer, on how feasible a spring football season is, says it's hard to know as far as cases/a vaccine.
But rapid testing could come along and change things. Says a test that takes a week to get a result from is "worthless."
But rapid testing could come along and change things. Says a test that takes a week to get a result from is "worthless."
