Robert Redfield, MD, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) thanked Americans today for being "selfless" 6 months into the nation's continued fight against COVID-19.
The comments were made during the agency's first media briefing on the coronavirus in several weeks. At the start of the pandemic, the CDC held weekly briefs on the growing outbreak, but since March has remained mostly silent as the agency continues to work to track the virus' course across the country.
Mitigation may be needed againDespite flattening or plateauing the curve in many parts of the country, Redfield said Americans need to embrace recommendations made by the CDC as life returns to normal. "It continues to be extremely important to embrace