Chinanews.com, July 25, comprehensive report, recently, with the rapid spread of the Delta variant virus, the current number of confirmed cases of new crowns in nearly 90% of the United States is increasing, and the epidemic trend is not optimistic.

On the other hand, the vaccination rate has slowed down, and efforts to promote vaccination are still difficult to achieve results.

Data map: On June 15, local time, landmark buildings such as the Empire State Building in New York lit up blue and gold lights to celebrate the new crown vaccination goal.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan

　　[Vaccination is still difficult to advance due to the rebound of the epidemic in many places in the United States]

　　The weekly epidemic report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the 23rd showed that as of the 22nd, 35% of the counties in the United States are experiencing high levels of community transmission, and the rebound in areas with low vaccination rates is particularly severe.

　　As of the 21st, the United States had an average daily increase of about 40,000 confirmed cases a week, an increase of about 47% over the previous week, and an average daily increase of about 220 deaths in a week, an increase of nearly 10% over the previous week.

　　The CDC revealed that all new cases are currently infected with variant viruses, of which delta virus is the main one. It is estimated that such cases account for about 83% of the new cases in recent days.

CDC Director Valensky also revealed a few days ago that about 99% of people in the United States who have died from the new crown in the past six months have not been vaccinated against the new crown.

　　However, the new crown vaccination rate in the United States has slowed down.

Take Alabama and other places as an example. As of July 20, only 33% of the local people who can get the new crown vaccine have completed the vaccination.

　　In New York City, where the vaccination rate is relatively high, about 70% of adults get at least one dose of the vaccine; 43% of 12 to 17-year-olds also get at least one dose.

However, as of the 23rd, 41.4% of citizens of all ages have not been vaccinated, and are threatened by the mutant virus.

　　Health experts generally believe that the recent surge in new cases is mainly due to the low vaccination rate and the more contagious Delta virus.

The commentary stated that the United States is facing a "pandemic of people who have not been vaccinated against the new crown."

Data map: On July 13, local time, at Macy's in Manhattan, New York, a customer asked a clerk about the product.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Wang Fan

　　[Some Republican governors change their position and New York intends to compel vaccinations for civil servants]

　　According to CDC data, as of the 23rd, about 187 million people in the United States had received at least one dose of the vaccine, accounting for about 57% of the total population.

However, the progress of vaccination has slowed down recently, because states with low vaccination rates have been unable to encourage more people to vaccinate.

　　Republican Governor Ivey of Alabama said that vaccines are "the most powerful weapon against coronary disease." The surge in cases is because many people are still unwilling to get vaccinated.

She believes that unvaccinated people should now be blamed for the surge in cases.

　　Views in the United States as to whether or not to be vaccinated are still seriously divided.

However, the epidemic has intensified again, and the number of cases in some states has even continued to accelerate, which has forced many conservative leaders such as Florida Governor DeSantis to change their positions and openly support vaccination.

　　In order to further speed up the vaccination schedule, New York Mayor Bai Sihao said that now is the time to turn injections into a requirement.

"If people want freedom, work, and normal life again, we must let more people get vaccinated." On the 21st, the New York government just announced a regulation, starting in August, requiring employees of the New York City public hospital system Get vaccinated, otherwise you must be tested for the virus once a week.

This requirement may be extended to police officers, public school staff and government civilian staff in the future.

Data map: US President Biden.

　　[The epidemic rebounds, Biden's approval rate drops]

　　According to the results of the Gallup poll released on the 23rd, as the outside world has intensified concerns about inflation, as well as the increase in the number of new cases and the slowdown in vaccination rates, the public's recognition of Biden has declined.

In the latest poll, Biden's approval rating dropped by 6 percentage points from June.

　　Divided by party, only 12% of Republicans gave a positive evaluation of Biden's work, while the proportions of Democrats and independents were 90% and 48%, respectively.

Polls pointed out that Biden's approval rate among Democrats and independents is also the lowest so far, while his approval rate among Republicans has risen by 1 percentage point.

　　Gallup pointed out that it is common for Biden's average approval rating to fall by about 3 percentage points in the second quarter of his tenure from the first quarter.

　　Gallup also pointed out that Biden's average approval rate of 53% in the second quarter after he took office was still higher than the 44% approval rate of former President Clinton and the 38.8% approval rate of former President Trump during the same period.

Biden's previous polls in late January/early February and April reached a high of 57% approval rate.

　　Former President Obama’s average job approval rate in the second quarter was 62%, while former President George W. Bush’s approval rate during the same period was less than 55.8%.

　　The poll surveyed 1,007 adults between July 6 and 21.

The margin of error is 4 percentage points.