Anticipating the “Second Wave” of Health Care Strain in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Edgar Argulian
Abstract
![Figure][1] Responding is one of the vital aspects of public health, as is anticipating. A large-scale public health emergency can easily overwhelm the existing venues and mechanisms that provide medical care, a situation that is currently unfolding with the coronavirus disease-2019 (
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