China News Service, February 3, according to a comprehensive report, according to data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 6:22 on February 3, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown worldwide exceeded 103 million, with more than 2.24 million people died from the new crown.
The mutated new coronavirus discovered in the UK has another mutation, causing concern; the US vaccination may be "unfair," causing controversy.
On January 31, local time, people in San Francisco, the United States, were vaccinated at the large-scale new crown vaccination site at San Francisco City College.
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13 confirmed cases of mutant virus found in New York State
The mutant virus found in the UK has another mutation
According to data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, the current cumulative number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States exceeds 26.41 million and the cumulative number of deaths exceeds 446,000. It is still the country with the largest number of confirmed cases in the world.
The country has recently been experiencing cases of mutated virus infection.
On the 2nd local time, New York City Health Commissioner Dave Choksh issued a statement stating that New York City has found 13 cases of mutated new coronavirus infections found in the UK.
Joksh said that New York City is "monitoring very closely," but the city has not yet found other cases of mutated virus infection.
Recently, British health experts are concerned about the observation of a new mutation in the mutated virus that is spreading in the country. This new mutation may help the virus evade the human immune system.
This mutation has previously appeared in mutant viruses found in South Africa and Brazil.
The World Health Organization pointed out on the 2nd local time that there are 80 countries and regions around the world that have found variants of the new crown virus in the UK, 41 countries and regions have seen the new crown virus variants found in South Africa, and 10 countries and regions have seen Brazil The discovered variant of the new coronavirus.
Studies have found that the transmission of some mutated new coronaviruses may be stronger, but the mode of transmission has not changed. Public health measures can effectively control the transmission of mutated viruses.
On January 24, local time, citizens lined up for testing at a new crown inspection site in New York, USA.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan
U.S. VIP jumps in line for vaccine approval
Vaccination data exposed "unfair"?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on the 2nd local time that 26,440,836 people in the United States have received the first or more doses of the new crown vaccine.
This number has exceeded the number of confirmed new crowns in the United States.
In order to further accelerate the vaccination plan, the US federal government also plans to provide vaccines directly to pharmacies nationwide on the 11th to provide people with more vaccination sites.
However, vaccination in the United States continues to cause controversy.
Since there is no unified guiding principle for the vaccination plan of the various states in the United States, all regions have decided on their own who can give priority to vaccination.
Such a complicated system has prompted the emergence of "vaccine travel". In the United States, many Americans travel to other states for vaccination in order to be vaccinated in advance.
There are even foreigners who travel to the United States for vaccinations across the country.
"Vaccine travel" has caused controversy, and Americans worry that this is creating inequality, which in turn will affect the United States' national vaccination plan.
Ferguson, a medical ethics scholar at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine, said that vaccination involves appointments, syringes, and human resources. The federal government generally distributes vaccines and formulates strategies based on the local population. Therefore, when someone is vaccinated across cities, states, or even transnational countries , It will disrupt these arrangements.
On the other hand, a few days ago, a hospital in Bellevue, Washington, USA sent emails to about 100 VIP donors inviting them to register for the new crown vaccination. The hospital has apologized for this.
Washington State Governor Insley said that this is "not the right way."
We need to give everyone a fair chance of vaccination.
In addition, New York City Mayor Desiree admitted on January 31 that there have been serious racial differences in vaccinations in New York, and the number of African and Hispanic residents vaccinated is much lower than that of whites.
New York vaccinated whites accounted for 48%, Latinos accounted for 15%, Asians accounted for 15%, and African Americans accounted for 11%.
Among vaccinated residents 65 and older, ethnic differences are even more pronounced: Of the approximately 125,000 vaccinated New Yorkers, only 9% are black.
On the 1st local time, the CDC reported that among the first batch of people in the United States to receive the new crown vaccine, white women over 50 years old accounted for the majority.
The report highlights racial and ethnic inequality among the people most affected by the new crown pandemic.
The report pointed out that among the nearly 13 million people who received at least the first dose of the vaccine between mid-December 2020 and mid-January 2021, 63% were women and 55% were over 50 years old.
Only about half of them have access to information about race, and 60% of them are white. It is unclear why the information was lost.
But the highest risk of infection is African Americans, Hispanics, etc.
Dr. Marcela, chair of the US government's new coronavirus disease health equity working group, said at a White House press conference on the 1st: "As of January 30, we have missed 47% of racial data regarding vaccination." "There is no guidance for data. , We cannot ensure a fair vaccination plan."