China News Service, February 22, reported that as of 6:23 on the 22nd, Beijing time, statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States showed that the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crowns in the United States exceeded 28.12 million and the death toll exceeded 498,000.

Fauci, president of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that by 2022, Americans may continue to wear masks.

　　At the same time, affected by the winter storm, many hospitals in the United States are facing problems such as water shortages and power outages, and the amount of testing has dropped significantly, and the delivery of the new crown vaccine has also been delayed.

However, Fauci predicts that by the middle of this week, US vaccine shipments may catch up.

On December 22, 2020 local time, American infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci received the new crown vaccine at the National Institutes of Health, and the vaccination process was broadcast live on TV.

U.S. new crown deaths approaching 500,000

　　Fauci: By 2022, Americans may still need to wear masks

　　Although the number of new confirmed cases notified in a single day in the United States has fallen sharply, there are still thousands of people who are infected with the new crown and die every day.

Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that the death toll from the epidemic in the United States is about to reach 500,000. This is "a terrible major event in the history of this country."

　　When asked whether Americans should continue to wear masks in 2022, Fauci replied, "I think it may be the case," depending on factors such as the mutated new coronavirus.

Fauci also said that it is still too early to determine when the United States will achieve herd immunity.

　　Recently, the mutated new coronaviruses discovered in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil have spread in the United States.

New York Governor Cuomo said on the 21st that the state has reported the first laboratory-confirmed case of the mutant new coronavirus found in South Africa, a Long Island resident.

On February 5, local time, the staff at the New Crown Vaccination Point at Yankee Stadium in New York received citizens.

On the same day, New York Yankee Stadium was opened as a mass vaccination site for the new crown vaccine.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan

Winter storms cause water and electricity shortages in many places

Vaccine delivery delays have dropped significantly

　　Recently, affected by winter storms, hospitals in the southern United States suffered from water shortages and blackouts.

Some vaccination centers were also closed as a result, and about 6 million doses of the new crown vaccine were backlogged, which hindered the progress of vaccine delivery in the United States.

　　Fauci said on the 21st that the winter weather has caused serious delays in vaccinations across the United States. He also pointed out that the vaccine backlog is only temporary. "This figure is 6 million doses, but we have shipped 2 million doses. By the middle of this week, we will catch up."

　　At the same time, due to the cold weather, some inspection sites in the United States were forced to close, which affected the collection of critical data. Compared with last week, the number of tests in the United States dropped by nearly 13.5%. Several states affected by winter blizzards saw a sharp drop in new cases this week. For example, the number of new cases in Texas dropped by 56% from last week.