<Anchor> In the
United States, the number of corona infections is showing an increasing trend again, and even warnings about the 4th pandemic are coming out.
In particular, it is known that it is spreading greatly among young people and students under the age of 40 who have not yet received the vaccine.
This news was delivered by correspondent Yunsoo Kim from Washington.
<Reporter> In
Minnesota, USA, more than 740 schools have recently been infected with a mutant virus from the UK.
In Michigan and Massachusetts, outbreaks of COVID-19 have also occurred, centering on schools at various levels.
Normalized schools are becoming the center of infection.
[Gottlip/Former FDA Director of the United States: We are seeing the spread of infection in young people and school-aged children who have not been vaccinated nationwide.] The spread of infection among young people from their
20s to 40s has also increased markedly.
Last month, New Jersey's elderly inpatient growth rate stayed at a single digit, compared to 31% in their 20s and 48% in their 40s.
In the United States, more than half of the elderly people over 65 have been vaccinated, but most of the younger people have not yet received the vaccine.
In addition, as the spread of the mutant virus from the UK, which is much more infectious, is increasing, concerns about the 4th pandemic are emerging.
[Dr. Gunder/Infectious Disease Specialist: Looking at the corona 19 pandemic in the US last year, we can see that the pandemic in the US tends to come three to four weeks later than in Europe.]
Fortunately for health experts in the US, the vaccine developed so far. They advised that the vaccination rate should be accelerated to prevent the 4th pandemic, as it is also effective against the mutant virus.