Coronavirus: why we shouldn’t be talking about a second wave of Covid

A senior virologist explains why talk of a second wave does not reflect the reality

coronavirus park
A senior virologist explains why talk of a second wave does not reflect the reality
(Image credit: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Images)

Jeremy Rossman, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Virology at the University of Kent, on the misuse of the term “second wave”.

Lockdown is easing. People are returning to work and shops are lifting their shutters. But we don’t have a vaccine and we’re a long way from achieving herd immunity – so this new-found freedom is tainted with fear: fear of a second wave of infections.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
Explore More