Covid-19 End of the seventh wave: six out of 10 new infections in recent days are in people over 60 years of age
The
pandemic is losing strength in the United States
, at least in the face of the authorities.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced yesterday a
relaxation in prevention measures against Covid,
ensuring that the virus now poses a much lower threat of serious illness than it did at the beginning of the pandemic.
health crisis and a lower risk of hospitalization and death.
Those exposed to the virus will no
longer have to quarantine at home,
regardless of their vaccination status, with the
only requirement being to wear a mask in public for 10 days
and be
tested on day five
.
In the case of those who become infected with the virus,
the isolation period will be shorter, as long as they have not had a fever for 24 hours
.
They will be able to return to their normal activity from the sixth day, according to the new requirements.
Yes indeed.
The CDC
recommends that they do not come into contact with high-risk populations
, such as the elderly or those with a weakened immune system, in a series of changes in line with the current situation of the pandemic at the national level, according to experts from the CDC.
CDC.
"Today we are in
a stronger position as a nation, with more tools, such as vaccines, boosters and treatments
, to protect ourselves and our communities from serious illness from Covid-19," said Greta Massetti, an epidemiologist at the CDC.
The expert referred to
the high levels of immunization of the population between vaccinated and infected
, "which places us in a different scenario."
Current situation
Even so
, the current level of infections is far from negligible.
Every day
108,000 new cases are registered, with an average of close to 500 deaths every 24 hours
and more than 40,000 people hospitalized throughout the country.
The
omicron variant known as BA.5
is now dominant in the US, with almost the entire population in the range eligible for the virus vaccine.
The
low rate of injections in recent months
seems to reflect the lower level of alarm against the pandemic in the world's leading power.
Only 30% of children between 5 and 11 years of age have received the first dose
of the vaccine, a percentage that rises to
60% among young people between 12 and 17 years of age.
The prevailing feeling is that the virus is here to stay and that the worst is over, without the fear of the start of the pandemic.
In spaces such as airports, shopping centers and restaurants, masks are hardly seen anymore.
Inflation and high gasoline prices are much more worrying than the virus that frightened the world just a few months ago.
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