In a media briefing this morning, Brian Hainline, NCAA& #39;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."
Carlos del Rio, fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America, says "I& #39;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.
Carlos Del Rio, fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America, on the NCAA& #39;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."
Brian Hainline, the NCAA& #39;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.
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& #39;re playing with fire.

"I think one case of myocarditis in an athlete is too many."
Brian Hainline, the NCAA& #39;s chief medical officer, on how feasible a spring football season is, says it& #39;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."
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