A sort ofFaced with a new high in the number of new coronavirus infections in the United States, a senior healthcare expert warned that his country would “fail.” Francis Collins, head of research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), said on the American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on Sunday: “We shouldn’t have gotten this far.” 118,000 new cases were registered in 24 hours. There are more cases of infection than since February.
The highly contagious Delta variant of the virus is currently spreading rapidly in the United States. She made sure that the number of deaths in the past few weeks has increased by 89%, and that children and young people are getting sicker. Despite this, millions of American citizens, especially in conservative areas of the country, continue to refuse vaccinations.
“A terrible price”
“If we were more successful in getting everyone vaccinated, we wouldn’t be in this situation,” Collins said. “Now we have paid a terrible price.” He warned that if millions of children who are not currently vaccinated and will return from summer vacation do not need to wear masks to go to school, the virus may spread further.
The health authority CDC also recommended on Sunday that, considering that even asymptomatic children are at risk of infection, all children over the age of 2 should wear masks in public indoor places-so it is clearly stated in school. Education Minister Miguel Cardona joined the committee through CBS Broadcasting Corporation.
Republican Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis, Had previously banned all school districts from compulsory wearing masks-although his state has been particularly hard hit by the recent wave of corona.
Politicization is severely criticized
The fact that the debate about vaccination and masks was used by politics was severely criticized by Collins. He told the ABC that wearing masks and vaccinations is not a violation of civil liberties, nor is it political information. On the contrary, these measures can prevent “deadly viruses” and save lives.
Many vaccine skeptics point out that the US vaccine against the coronavirus is currently only approved for emergency. Anthony Fauci, a medical adviser to US President Joe Biden, said that the most important vaccine may soon be approved. “I hope this is still the case in August,” a virologist told NBC.
