Chinanews, July 2nd, reported comprehensively that there are significant differences in the progress of vaccination in various parts of the United States.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on the 1st that there are about 1,000 counties in the United States with a vaccination rate of less than 30%.
Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in the United States, worries that regional differences in vaccination, coupled with the spread of new coronavirus variants, may lead to a "two Americas" situation.
Data map: The American Museum of Natural History in New York opened the Milstein Marine Biology Hall as a new crown vaccination site to vaccinate New York residents over 18 years old.
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Delta strain has spread across all 50 states
The vaccination rate in about 1,000 counties is less than 30%
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Valensky said that about 1,000 counties in the United States have less than 30% vaccination rates.
Most of these counties are located in the southeast and midwest.
She said the incidence in these counties is increasing due to the further spread of the more infectious Delta strain.
The delta strain currently accounts for approximately 25% of new cases sequenced in the United States, and officials said it is expected that it will become the main strain spreading in the United States.
According to statistics from CNN, this variant has been found in all 50 states in the United States and Washington, DC.
According to the CDC, in some counties, the infection rate of the Delta strain is as high as 50%.
Varensky said: "Unless we can vaccinate more people, we expect the spread of the virus in these communities to increase."
Data map: On December 22, 2020 local time, American infectious disease expert Fauci received the new crown vaccine at the National Institutes of Health.
Concerned about regional differences in vaccination rates
Fauci said there may be "two Americas"
According to a US media report on the 1st, Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that he was "very worried" about the huge gap between regions with low and high vaccination rates.
Coupled with the spread of COVID-19 mutant strains, this may soon lead to the emergence of "two Americas", that is, on the one hand, most people are vaccinated, and on the other hand, the low vaccination rate may lead to a surge in cases.
Fauci said that with the low level of vaccination rate, coupled with the high infection rate of mutant strains, people will see under-vaccinated areas, including states, cities, counties, etc., "almost like two United States ."
Fauci also reminded that through vaccination, the surge in new coronavirus cases is "completely avoidable and completely preventable."
Recently, the progress of vaccination in the United States has slowed. The White House previously confirmed that the United States could not achieve its goal of vaccinating 70% of adults with at least one dose of the new crown vaccine before Independence Day on July 4. Some analysts said that due to the limited medical infrastructure, "political undercurrents" and other reasons, the vaccination rate in some states has been continuously low, which has caused concerns about the deepening of the regional gap.