China News Service, December 23. According to a comprehensive report on the website of Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of about 6:22 on the 23rd Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown in the United States has exceeded 18.18 million, and the number of deaths exceeded 320,000. .
Reuters said that in the previous week, one person in the United States died of the new crown every 33 seconds.
On the other hand, American infectious disease expert Fauci publicly vaccinated against the new crown on the 22nd.
On December 18, local time, in Arlington, Virginia, USA, customers dine in an outdoor plastic house provided by the restaurant. This plastic house was named "Space Bubble House" to prevent the spread of the new crown virus.
[The epidemic continues to be severe! One person dies every 33 seconds]
Reuters analyzed data reported by US states and counties and found that in the seven days ending December 20, the new crown epidemic claimed more than 18,000 lives, an increase of 6.7% from the previous week, equivalent to every 33 seconds. One person died.
Although health officials urged not to travel during the holidays, 3.2 million people were screened at US airports from the 18th to the 20th, showing that people did not take this seriously.
Medical staff worry that if the new cases increase rapidly during the holidays, the hospital will be overwhelmed by the time.
Health experts say that the rapid increase in confirmed cases and deaths of the new crown in the United States in recent days was caused by the Thanksgiving gathering last month.
Although the United States has begun vaccination, it may take several months to wait for the vaccine to have an effect on the new crown epidemic.
There are now two vaccines that have been granted emergency use authorization by the US Food and Drug Administration. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was the first to be approved for use, and the Modena vaccine was approved on the 18th of this month.
About 2.9 million doses of Pfizer vaccines were distributed last week, mainly for medical personnel. By the afternoon of the 20th local time, more than 500,000 people had been vaccinated.
The Modena vaccine started on the 21st.
It is reported that the United States will distribute 7.9 million doses of two vaccines this week, and more than 1,300 long-term medical facilities across the United States have begun to vaccinate households.
Both vaccines must be given two doses.
Health Minister Azar said that by the end of January 2021, it is estimated that about 50 million people in the United States have received the first dose of the vaccine.
Data map: Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
[Fauci said he was "full of confidence" after being vaccinated against the new crown]
On the morning of the 22nd, local time, American infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci was vaccinated with Modena's new crown vaccine, and the vaccination process was broadcast live on TV.
Fauci said he was "full of confidence" in the vaccine, and after the injection, he gave a thumbs up.
Also vaccinated with Fauci were U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Hazard, President of the National Institutes of Health Collins, and frontline medical staff at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.
Prior to this, in order to boost the confidence of the American people in vaccination, President-elect Biden had publicly vaccinated with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
He said: "I want to take this action to tell everyone that they should be vaccinated. There is nothing to worry about."
He also emphasized that after vaccination, you must continue to wear a mask.
Biden also said that it will take some time to vaccinate all people. He urged the American people to listen to the opinions of medical experts and avoid traveling as much as possible during the upcoming festival to ensure safety.
The current Vice President Pence and his wife have been vaccinated.
President Trump himself has not yet been vaccinated, and he has not indicated when he will be vaccinated.