<Anchor> In the
United States, there are 1 million corona infections every day, and 95% of the total are omicron mutation infections. President Biden said that the oral drug developed by Pfizer would be a game-changer, and he has decided to double the amount of purchases.
Correspondent Kim Soo-hyung from Washington.
<Reporter> The
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an estimate that from December 26 to January 1, 95.4% of all coronavirus cases in the United States were infected with Omicron.
Now, more than 1 million people are infected every day in the United States, and virtually all of them are omicron infections.
As the number of corona hospitalized patients is also pouring in by 100,000 a day, the delta mutation has become more common than when it was the dominant type.
President Biden stressed that the spread of the virus will continue, but that it can be overcome with vaccination.
[Biden/President of the United States: We will see the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise. Omicron is a highly infective mutation. But I can protect you. Vaccinate.]
He also announced that the purchase amount of Pfizer's edible coronavirus treatment will be doubled from 10 million to 20 million.
President Biden emphasized that eating medicine will be a game changer.
[Biden/President of the United States: America will have more edible medicines than any other country in the world.
As oral drug production increases, supply will also increase within a few months.] As
omicron infections skyrocket while vaccination stops increasing, the United States is sweeping away another oral coronavirus treatment.