China News Service, January 28, according to a comprehensive report, according to data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 7:30 on January 28, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown in the United States exceeded 25.58 million. 428,000 people died from the new crown.

On January 13, local time, residents registered at the Javits New Crown Vaccination Center in New York waiting for the vaccine.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan

White House restarts epidemic briefing

The spread of mutant viruses raises concerns

　　The Biden administration of the United States held the first briefing on the new crown epidemic on the 27th local time.

The chief medical consultant Fauci, the new director of the CDC Rochelle Valensky and other members of the anti-epidemic team introduced the latest developments in vaccines and anti-epidemic plans.

　　Currently, the mutated virus is spreading in the United States, causing people to worry.

As of January 26, 308 cases of the mutated new coronavirus reported in the United Kingdom have been confirmed across the United States.

In addition, Minnesota recently discovered a mutated virus named P.1 in the United States from a passenger from Brazil.

　　Rochelle Varensky said, “The emergence of mutant viruses emphasizes the need for public health action.” She pointed out that “the recently discovered mutant viruses seem to spread more easily, which may lead to an increase in cases and continue to increase. The pressure on our medical system."

　　On the other hand, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration stated on the 27th that mutant viruses that appeared in many places in the United States began to affect virus testing.

They will continue to improve detection methods based on the characteristics of the mutant virus.

On January 4, 2021 local time, New York, USA, nurse Sandra Lindsay received the second shot of the new crown virus vaccine at the Long Island Jewish Hospital.

Vaccines are in short supply

Can Biden keep his promise?

　　The mutated new coronavirus continues to spread, and many parts of the United States are still facing a shortage of vaccines.

Recently, the states of New Jersey, Virginia, and Mississippi in the United States successively stated that the vaccines currently received cannot meet the vaccination needs of local residents.

　　In response, US President Biden announced at the White House a few days ago that the United States will purchase an additional 200 million doses of the new crown vaccine and distribute millions of doses to states next week.

Biden said that with these additional doses, it is expected that the vaccine supply will basically cover the entire population this summer.

　　Andy Slavitt, a senior adviser to the White House Epidemic Response Team, said, "We are taking action to increase supply." But he said that it will still take "months" before all Americans who want to be vaccinated get the vaccine.

　　According to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of the 26th, the federal government has distributed about 44.4 million doses of vaccine to states, and the number of people receiving at least one dose of vaccine is 19.9 million.

　　However, analysis believes that getting enough vaccines does not mean that people are willing to vaccinate. In addition, there may be production problems, potential supply and transportation problems, and state logistics problems, which may jeopardize the White House's timetable.

On January 1, local time, citizens of San Francisco, California, USA, relaxing in a park.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

The number of deaths in the United States before February 20 may exceed 500,000

　　At present, the United States is still the country with the highest number of confirmed cases and deaths of new crowns in the world.

The number of confirmed cases of the new crown in the world has just exceeded 100 million, and the number of cases in the United States alone has reached more than 25.5 million. The number of deaths has greatly exceeded the total number of American deaths in World War II.

　　The latest forecast released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 27th shows that by February 20, the number of deaths from the new crown in the United States will reach between 479,000 and 514,000.

　　Recently, the number of newly confirmed cases in the United States has shown a downward trend, but the number of deaths has remained high.

As of January 26, the average number of new deaths per day in the United States in the past 7 days was 3341.