(Fighting new crown pneumonia) U.S. Senator Graham tested positive for new crown and has been vaccinated
China News Agency, Washington, August 2 (Reporter Sha Hanting) US Senator Lindsay Graham, a Republican member of the US Congress, said on the 2nd local time that his new crown test result was positive.
Graham had previously completed the new crown vaccination.
Graham became the first senator in Congress to test positive for the new crown after being vaccinated.
He posted on social media that day that although he had completed the new crown vaccination before, the new crown test result was still positive.
He currently has "mild symptoms" and will begin to quarantine for 10 days.
Graham also said that he believes that the vaccination is correct, otherwise he will "feel worse and the symptoms may be more severe."
According to US media reports, Graham had been in the Senate until he got the new crown test results that day, but he was wearing a mask.
Graham also attended a gathering held by Senator Joe Manchin on the weekend, with multiple senators present.
Regarding Graham's infection with the new crown virus, White House Press Secretary Psaki issued a statement saying that he wished Graham a "quick recovery."
She also emphasized that the current “all available evidence” shows that infection with the new coronavirus after vaccination is “rare” and the symptoms are “mild”.
According to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), among American adults, the proportion of people who have completed at least one dose of the new crown vaccination exceeded 70% on the same day.
This was the July 4th goal set by US President Biden before, and it was achieved nearly a month later.
In addition, about 191 million people in the United States have received at least one dose of the new crown vaccine, accounting for 57.8% of the total population; about 164 million people have completed the vaccination, accounting for 49.7% of the total population.
With the rapid spread of delta mutant strains, all indicators of the new crown in the United States have shown an upward trend in recent days.
According to CDC statistics, the average number of new cases per day has exceeded 70,000. On July 30, the number of new cases in a single day exceeded 100,000; the average daily death toll has increased to 300.
According to US media reports such as the Washington Post, an internal CDC document estimates that in the United States, about 35,000 people who have completed the new crown vaccination group are infected with the new crown virus every week.
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