- Dr. Anthony Fauci warned that the number of coronavirus cases in the United States is increasing.
- He said people who have not been vaccinated are mainly infected.
- Delta variants spread most effectively.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, a top US infectious disease expert, stated that the US is heading in the “wrong direction” in the fight against the coronavirus because the country’s infection rate has risen recently, especially in states with lower vaccination rates. .
In an interview with CNN Union State In Sunday’s plan, Fauci said that many vulnerable people across the United States have not yet been vaccinated — and it is they who have stimulated the increase in Covid-19 cases.
“We went in the wrong direction,” Fauci said.
“If you look at the changes in the new infection curve… it is the unvaccinated population, and since 50% of our countries are not fully vaccinated, this is a problem-especially when you have such a Variations of extraordinary characteristics can be very effective and very easy to spread from person to person.”
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According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), coronavirus vaccines are widely available in the United States, with less than 60% of adults fully vaccinated and 68.8% of adults receiving at least one dose of the vaccine.
The biggest increase
But millions of people have not yet been vaccinated, and the administration of President Joe Biden urges Americans to get vaccinated — especially in states where cases have increased in recent weeks.
The most dramatic increase in Covid-19 infections is where vaccination rates are low. White House adviser Jeffrey Zients said last week that Florida, Texas and Missouri accounted for 40% of all new cases in the country, and about one-fifth of them occurred in Florida.
Fauci said on Sunday: “If you are vaccinated, this vaccine is highly protective against Delta variants, especially against serious diseases that lead to hospitalization or even death.”
“This really broke out among unvaccinated people…that’s why we were outside actually begging unvaccinated people to go out and get vaccinated.”
Fauci said that the main public health officials of the government are “actively considering” those who are recommended to be vaccinated to wear masks, and that people whose immune systems are suppressed may be recommended for booster injections.
Fauci, who is also Biden’s chief medical adviser, said that he participated in a dialogue about the guidelines for changing masks.
He pointed out that some local jurisdictions with a surge in infection rates, such as Los Angeles County, have called on individuals to wear masks in public regardless of their vaccination status. He said this step is in line with the CDC’s recommendations.
Due to the rise of the delta virus, Dr. Jeff Duchin, a senior public health official in Washington’s most populous county, also asked everyone on Friday to wear a mask in indoor public places—even if they were vaccinated.
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