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Today is the one-year anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Louisiana. Chief of Infectious Diseases at LSU Health New Orleans Dr. Julio Figueroa says looking back, COVID was likely spreading in February 2020.
“My colleagues in retrospect go well there was that patient who was really, really sick and was in the ICU for a long time period of time, could that be a patient with COVID,” said Figueroa.
Now that we know the main route of transmission is through respiratory droplets that spread when you are in close contact with a carrier, carnival season only enabled the virus to circulate faster in Louisiana.
Medical schools are experiencing an unprecedented surge in applications. The Association of American Medical Colleges reports an increase of 18-percent, in a phenomenon known as the “Fauci Effect.” Associate Dean for Admissions at LSU Health New Orleans, Dr. Angela McLean said Dr. Anthony Fauci’s leadership has inspired medical leaders of the future.
“To see someone with that amount of expertise, whose goal is just to improve the healthcare and outcome of others, is nothing but inspiring,” said Dr. McLean.
The surge in applications to medical colleges is comparable to interest in the military after 9/11. McLean says it is one of the positive effects of the pandemic, more young people motivated to help others.