Delayed Primary and Specialty Care: The Coronavirus Disease–2019 Pandemic Second Wave
Eric S. Weinstein, Luca Ragazzoni, Frederick M. Burkle, Mea Allen, David B. Hogan, Françesco Della Corte
Abstract
Time is of the essence to continue the pandemic disaster cycle with a comprehensive post-COVID-19 health care delivery system RECOVERY analysis, plan and operation at the local, regional and state level.The second wave of COVID-19 pandemic response are not the ripples of acute COVID-19 patient clusters that will persist until a vaccine strategy is designed and implemented to effect herd immunity. The COVID-19 second wave are the patients that have had their primary and specialty care delayed. This exponential wave of patients requires prompt health care delivery system planning and response.
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PandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Coronavirus2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPrimary careMedicineSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)SpecialtyCoronavirus InfectionsVirologyMedical emergencyDiseaseFamily medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineOutbreakPrimary Care and Health OutcomesHealthcare Policy and ManagementHealthcare cost, quality, practices