UVA COVID-19 model predicts post-holiday surge
UVA COVID-19 model predicts post-holiday surge By CJ Paschall | December 28, 2020 at 5:35 PM EST - Updated December 29 at 12:30 AM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Hospitals are bracing for a potential COVID-19 surge in the new year, which could be greater than the one we saw after Thanksgiving. The researchers behind an influential projection of the virus say if vaccine rollout continues smoothly and additional steps are taken, the worst could be avoided.
Despite warnings from health officials, millions of people traveled for the holidays. Researchers at the University of Virginia’s Biocomplexity Institute say what happens next will be critical, with a wide range of possibilities in the model they curate for the Virginia Department of Health.