Winter will bring new COVID-19 challenges, but experts say it does not have to bring an overwhelming surge
As temperatures fall, the ominous warning from “Game of Thrones” has grown louder: “Winter is coming.” The phrase captures the insistent fear that wintertime will make the pandemic much worse, forcing people back into isolation and bringing an even more devastating wave of cases and deaths.

That concern is well-founded, but a winter surge is far from guaranteed.

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