Chinanews, August 3, reported that the Delta variant of the new crown virus is raging in the United States.

According to data released on August 2, the current seven-day average daily number of new cases in the United States has exceeded the highest value in the summer of 2020, when vaccination had not yet started.

The US authorities once again called on the public to get vaccinated as soon as possible to fight against the more contagious variant virus.

On July 30, local time, citizens of New York State, the United States, wore masks while shopping in a supermarket on Long Island.

A few days ago, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its mask policy, suggesting that people who have been vaccinated with the new crown vaccine still need to wear masks indoors in high-risk areas.

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　　CDC warns: the number of epidemics in the summer of 2021 has exceeded the peak of the summer of 2020

　　On the 2nd local time, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Valensky said that as of July 30, the average daily number of new cases in the United States for seven days was as high as 72,790.

At the height of the epidemic in the summer of 2020, the number was approximately 68,700.

　　CDC data shows that the average daily number of new cases for seven days dropped slightly on July 31 and August 1.

However, data from Johns Hopkins University showed the opposite trend-the number rose to close to 80,000 cases on August 1.

　　In the spring of 2020, the new crown epidemic broke out in the United States on a large scale.

After that, the situation improved in the summer, but the epidemic became severe again after the fall and winter. At the peak of January 2021, more than 200,000 confirmed cases were added every day.

　　Valensky emphasized, “Although we are eager to say goodbye to the epidemic, the new crown is obviously not over with us, so our battle will last longer.”

The data picture shows Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

　　Fauci: Although the number of vaccinated people is high, the facts are...

　　On August 2, local time, Varensky said that the breakthrough infections recorded during an outbreak in Massachusetts accounted for only a small part of the population exposed to the virus.

　　She pointed out that the delta variant is highly contagious.

From another perspective, if you are infected with the Alpha variant, you may infect two other people who have not been vaccinated.

"If you are infected with a variant of the delta virus, we estimate that you may infect five other unvaccinated people, more than twice the original strain."

　　On the same day, Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, also said that although the vaccination has been completed, the number of people still infected with the new crown seems to be high, but this is not the case.

　　He pointed out that the greater the proportion of people vaccinated, even in the case of high protection, the absolute number of breakthrough infections may appear higher.

This is not the key number. The key number is the proportion of vaccinated persons in the number of infections.

　　Fauci once again repeated the details of how the vaccine can effectively reduce the risk.

　　He emphasized, "Vaccines are doing what we ask them to do, keeping you away from hospitals, away from serious diseases, and of course preventing you from dying."

　　He called on the public to complete the vaccination as soon as possible, adding: “The new crown vaccine provides strong protection against the delta virus variant. It protects you, your family and your community.” As far as the disease itself is concerned, the vaccine can reduce it. 8 times the harm, can reduce the hospitalization probability by 25 times, and reduce the death probability by 25 times.