China News Agency, Washington, May 5 (Reporter Sha Hanting) The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Valensky said at a White House press conference on the 5th local time that according to the latest CDC research, it is expected that the vaccine is guaranteed Given the vaccination rate and epidemic prevention measures, the number of new coronavirus cases in the United States will drop significantly before the end of July this year.
According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 20 o'clock on the 5th, more than 32.55 million confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States and more than 579,000 deaths.
According to CDC statistics, the number of new coronavirus cases and deaths in the United States has shown a downward trend in recent days.
The average daily number of new cases in the past 7 days was 47,000, and the average daily death case in the past 7 days was 682.
On April 28, local time, a long line of customers lined up in front of a discount store in Manhattan, New York City, USA.
According to reports, the current domestic passenger flow of commercial retail in New York City is close to the pre-epidemic level.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan
Valensky said on the same day that CDC research showed that if a high vaccination rate can be guaranteed and the people continue to abide by the epidemic prevention guidelines such as wearing masks and maintaining "social distance", the number of new cases of new crowns in the United States will drop significantly by the end of July.
The CDC study predicts the future situation through modeling based on current epidemic-related data.
Among them, with good vaccination conditions and continued implementation of epidemic prevention measures, the most optimistic prediction is that by the end of July, the number of new cases per week will fall below 50,000, the number of hospitalizations will fall below 1,000, and the number of deaths will fall to 200. To 300 people.
The model also gives more pessimistic forecasts and worst forecasts.
Valensky said that she is often asked when life will return to normal, and the real answer is "it depends on what the people do."
US President Biden stated on the 4th that by July 4th, Independence Day, 70% of American adults will be vaccinated with at least one dose of the new crown vaccine, and 160 million Americans will be vaccinated against the new crown.
CDC experts said that if this goal can be achieved, the US epidemic situation will meet the most optimistic forecast in the CDC model.
According to CDC statistics, 44.7% of the U.S. population currently has at least one dose of the new crown vaccine, and 32.3% of the population has completed the new crown vaccination.
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