Get ready for the most difficult months yet in this pandemic.

The <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/2020/10/13/health/us-coronavirus-tuesday/index.html” target=”_blank”>fall Covid-19 surge is here</a>, fueled by <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/2020/10/05/health/fall-winter-covid-19-surge-impact/index.html” target=”_blank”>colder weather, reopened schools and pandemic fatigue</a>. The flu season could <a href=”https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/11/health/covid-flu-together-health-impact/index.html” target=”_blank”>make the coronavirus pandemic even worse</a>.

For the next several months, new Covid-19 infections,