Dr. Schaffner: COVID not taking a summer vacation.

"Oh, for sure. COVID is not taking a summer vacation. It's actually having new opportunities to spread, but of course we knew that would happen once we opened up and we were talking about how you had to balance that, opening it up for all the economic, social, and cultural advantages, which was absolutely necessary. But we had to do it carefully in order to not make too much medical and public health damage. At the same time, this is a tricky matter. And if people are carefree rather than careful, well then you'll see an increase in cases. And I'm with you, I think these hospitalization numbers are the ones that are the most ominous and reliable. Them going up here, there, not everywhere yet, thank goodness. We have to be on the alert."