5. The coronavirus is likely to stick around forever
Dr. David Geier is an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist in Charleston, South Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina. He helps athletes and active people feel and perform their best, regardless of age, injuries and medical history. He has been featured in major media publications and shows over 2,500 times throughout his career.
Maybe you haven’t been infected with COVID-19 yet. Maybe you won’t get it this fall or winter. But you will be infected with the coronavirus sometime. That’s the consensus of over 100 experts surveyed by the journal Nature. Nine out of ten said that it is “likely” or “very likely” that the coronavirus will continue to circulate among the population as an endemic infection. It’s likely to become like the flu, where we need yearly vaccinations. Or it might be more like other coronaviruses, causing symptoms we know as the “common cold”. It’s even likely we become infected many times during our lives. Fortunately, once people develop some immunity to it, through infection or vaccination, they won’t get very sick from it.
Through the stories of a dozen athletes whose injuries and recovery advanced the field (including Joan Benoit, Michael Jordan, Brandi Chastain, and Tommy John), Dr. Geier explains how sports medicine makes sports safer for the pros, amateurs, student-athletes, and weekend warriors alike.
