Dr. Michael Mina
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“Sometime in early July, or mid-July, you start to see an upswing, and then it really picks up speed.”
Dr. Michael Mina · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22
Dr. Mina described how the summer increase in cases begins and accelerates in July.
“We can find it's transmitting because of the way that humans aggregate indoors during the winter, for example.”
Dr. Michael Mina · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22
Dr. Mina cited indoor winter aggregation as an example of behavioral transmission drivers.
“That's because we're kind of mitigating some of these transmission opportunities by maybe opening up windows more in the fall and congregating less inside or having less air conditioning, things along those lines,”
Dr. Michael Mina · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22
Dr. Mina explained why viral transmission opportunities often decrease during the fall.
“If you actually look at it, it starts year after year at a national level. It's been practically identical,”
Dr. Michael Mina · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22
Dr. Mina noted the highly consistent national timing of annual summer COVID-19 surges.
“Humans have similar types of contact rates. Just the way that humans bump into each other across the population is pretty consistent from year to year,”
Dr. Michael Mina · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22
Dr. Mina explained how consistent human contact rates help predict viral transmission patterns.