(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Biden: "We have an epidemic of unvaccinated people"

　　China News Agency, Washington, August 3 (Reporter Chen Mengtong) "We have an epidemic of unvaccinated people." On the 3rd, US President Biden once again issued a warning on the vaccination work in the United States and criticized individual states by name. Vaccine" measures.

Data map: US President Biden.

　　Due to the spread of the delta strain of the new crown mutant virus, the new crown epidemic in the United States has continued to increase since mid-June, and the number of newly confirmed cases in a single day exceeded 100,000 again on July 30.

　　Biden said, “The difference between this surge in cases and the past is that we have the tools to prevent it,” and “the best line of defense against the Delta strain is a vaccine. It’s that simple.”

　　He pointed out that there is a clear link between low vaccination rates and high infection rates in every state in the United States.

The epidemic "spreads like wildfire in communities with low vaccination rates", "this is heartbreaking because it could have been prevented."

　　According to statistics from the White House, as the epidemic rebounded, the number of vaccinations in the United States has increased recently.

In the past week, nearly 3 million people received the first dose of the vaccine, but there are still about 90 million eligible Americans who have not been vaccinated.

　　According to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of the 3rd, approximately 165 million people in the United States have completed vaccination, accounting for 49.7% of the total population.

The proportion of the population who completed at least one dose of vaccination was 57.9%.

　　After emphasizing the importance of vaccinations, Biden changed the conversation and criticized some states that “refused to take action”.

He pointed out that as of now, seven states in the United States have not only banned the implementation of mandatory mask orders, but also banned the wearing of masks on campus.

Some states even prohibit companies and universities from requiring workers and students to wear masks or get vaccinated.

　　According to US media reports, Florida, Texas, South Carolina, and Utah all prohibit public schools from implementing mandatory mask orders in the form of governor's executive order or state legislative legislation.

South Dakota and parts of Tennessee have no mandatory requirements for wearing masks on campus.

　　Biden said, "The most extreme of these measures is a measure in Texas. The measure says that if a state university or community college allows teachers to require unvaccinated students to wear masks, they may be fined."

　　"If some governors are unwilling to do the right thing to overcome this epidemic, then they should allow companies and universities to do the right thing." Biden continued, "If you are not going to help, at least don't stand in the way."

　　Biden asked, "What are we doing? The new crown epidemic is a national challenge, and the United States must unite. Everyone, as a country, unite to solve it."

　　According to data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of the 3rd, the number of confirmed cases of the new crown in the United States has exceeded 35.22 million, and the number of deaths has reached 614,000.

Among them, California (3.99 million), Texas (3.17 million), and Florida (2.63 million) ranked the top three in the number of confirmed cases.

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