Thousands of Americans still die every day from the Coronavirus.
Anthony Fauci, chief health adviser to US President Joe Biden, told CNN television that while the number of confirmed infections continues to decline in the United States, thousands of Americans still die every day from the Coronavirus. Just over 5 percent of the country’s population has been vaccinated with two doses of the vaccine so far. One of Biden’s top priorities is to speed up the pace of vaccinations, and federal leaders are calling for more and more doses of the vaccine to try to prevent the spread of the pandemic, which has killed nearly half a million people in the United States. far.
This number of half a million is a terrible historical landmark. ”
Said a virologist on the US government’s Coronavirus Task Force. When asked whether the Americans are expected to continue wearing the mask next year, Fauci replied: “I think this could be the case.”. This also depends, for example, on the prevalence of newer variants, he added.
In an interview with US television, NBC, the expert also talked about that it is too early to say when the United States can achieve full immunity. On Sunday’s TV show on Fox News, he said whether people in the United States would need a booster shot at a later time depends on how the so-called mutation spreads in South Africa.
While the vaccines currently available appear to provide protection against the alternative at the UK level, they are less protective against the South African version, which has not yet prevailed. “
The virologist said. Anthony Fauci added: “If this alternative becomes more prevalent, we may need to have a version of the vaccine that specifically protects against the mutation in South Africa.”
(MTI)
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