Case Quote by Zeynep Tufekci

Given exponential growth dynamics of infectious diseases, containing an epidemic is straightforward early on, but nearly impossible once a disease spreads among a population.

— Zeynep Tufekci

“increases of the infectivity rate may lead to large epidemics.” This quiet warning has echoed loudly ever since. It’s a cardinal truth, over which…

— David Quammen

America tolerates a heavy toll from the flu on health and productivity. But if Covid becomes a twin risk, the heath-care system will struggle…

— Scott Gottlieb

It's important to protect the old and the vulnerable, who are at the highest risk of severe illness and bad outcomes. But like most…

— Scott Gottlieb

The higher the rate of covid-19 in a community, the more likely any one individual you come into contact with has the virus and…

— Leana S. Wen

The outbreak of COVID-19 has created an unprecedented situation around the world.

— Ram Nath Kovind

One thing about Covid-19 is clear: We don't fully understand its severity and transmission. At various turns, we've both underestimated and overestimated the virus.

— Scott Gottlieb

It's the advantage of the virus to spread, and you can only spread when you infect people and they infect other people without necessarily…

— Anthony Fauci

...The likelihood of treatment (of any one patient) increases with the length of time since the origin of the disease. ...Those cases in which…

— Hardin B. Jones

“The bulk of the population is expected to eventually get COVID-19.”

— Steven Magee

Without strong health systems in place, the higher the population density, the more difficult it becomes to prevent and control outbreaks, and not just…

— Seth Berkley

Without effective human intervention, epidemics and pandemics typically end only when the virus or bacteria has infected every available host and all have either…

— Alan Huffman