US chief infectious disease specialist warned of a new surge of COVID-19
'01.01.2021'
Source: RBC
According to him, the situation with the coronavirus may worsen in the coming weeks. Earlier, the newly elected President of the United States, Joe Biden, said that the country will face "the darkest days" in the fight against the pandemic. It is reported by RBC.
The situation with the coronavirus in the United States may worsen after the holidays, said the country's chief infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauci on the air of CNN.
“It is very likely that we will face a postseason, I mean after Christmas and New Years, surge. As I called it, splash after splash, ”Fauci said.
According to him, the country is "at a critical point" in the fight against the disease, and the situation may worsen in the next few weeks. He noted that for the formation of population immunity, it is necessary to achieve resistance to the virus in 80–85% of the population.
Newly elected US President Joe Biden recently said the "darkest days" of the pandemic were ahead and called on Americans to prepare to fight. He also criticized current President Donald Trump for not taking enough action to combat the pandemic. Whereas Trump said that restrictive measures to combat the coronavirus cause much more damage to society than the virus itself.
"Quarantine in states ruled by Democrats completely ruins the lives of many people," he said.
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On December 14, a mass vaccination campaign against coronavirus infection was launched in the United States. Doctors use the FDA-approved Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine.
More than 2,1 million Americans have already received the vaccine, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More than 11,4 million doses of the drug were delivered to the states. The center recommends that healthcare workers and residents of nursing homes should be the first to receive the vaccine.
