“This is becoming a pandemic for the unvaccinated,” warned CDC chief Rochelle Walensky on Friday. On average over the past few days, the USA accordingly, a good 26,000 new infections per day, which corresponds to an increase of almost 70 percent compared to the previous week.
The number of people hospitalized with Covid-19 and the average number of deaths reported per week would also increase. “We are seeing outbreaks of cases in parts of the country that have low vaccination rates,” Walensky said. In regions where many people are fully vaccinated, the situation is much better. “Our greatest concern is that we will continue to see preventable cases, hospitalizations and, unfortunately, deaths among the unvaccinated.” Walensky again urged everyone to get vaccinated. The vaccination would also help against the particularly contagious Delta variant that is found in the USA is now dominant.
Fake news schuld an Impfskepsis
The US government blames, among other things, misinformation about the corona vaccination in social networks for the fact that many people do not want to be vaccinated. The government recently advertised corona vaccinations with US shooting star Olivia Rodrigo. The 18-year-old met President Joe Biden in the White House and emphasized the importance of the corona vaccination. In the USA According to the CDC health authority, a good 160 million people are fully vaccinated against Corona – this corresponds to less than 50 percent of the entire population.
