American Coronavirus: Some experts are divided over whether US could see another Covid-19 boom

American Coronavirus: Some experts are divided over whether US could see another Covid-19 boom

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On Friday alone, the country saw more than 1.4 million passengers at airports nationwide – a record of the pandemic.

“What we are doing is distributing the B.1.1.7 variant throughout the country,” said dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, told CNN on Sunday.

This is because the number of previous infections and now vaccinations in the US has started to form ‘enough of a stopgap’ to prevent a further increase, said dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner for food and drug administration, told CBS ‘”Face the Nation” on Sunday. .

“I think what you can see is a plateau for a period before we continue with a downward decline – mainly because B.1.1.7 is occurring more and more, because we are retreating too fast, with regard to the decline of our masks and the removal of the mitigation, ‘he said.

Other experts have said that the plateauing of cases reported by the US could be a predictor of another upsurge. Emergency physician, dr. Leana Wen, told CNN last week she believes the US could be on the verge of another boom.

Others say it is difficult to predict what will happen.

“It’s very difficult to say,” Hotez told CNN. “We’re in a race, that’s what it’s all about. We’ve got a single dose (Covid-19 vaccine) in about a quarter of the U.S. population … and it could go one way at the moment. . “

“That’s why it’s so important for governors to keep the rate and use masks and social distance,” he added.

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Springbreakers worry officials

Some travelers ended up in popular destinations during spring vacation like Florida, where local officials say the vacationers were more than they could handle.
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On Saturday, Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew rule, telling CNN too many people are coming “without the intention of following the rules, and the result is a level of chaos and disorder.” which is just something more than we can bear. ‘
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Florida has so far reported the highest number of cases of the B.1.1.7 variant – which experts say is highly contagious and potentially deadly.
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“I wish people would at least hide it,” said Dr. Megan Ranney, an emergency physician, told CNN on Sunday. “I expect that very few of the young adults have been vaccinated and that they are watching as they gather in that crowd, even outside, that it is my fear that they will return and distribute the B.1.1.7 variant to their home state.”

Other experts have expressed the same concern, warning that all returning holidaymakers could help fuel Covid-19 thrusts in other parts of the country, especially now that vaccination rates are still so low.

The CDC currently recommends that Americans delay travel. And earlier this month, the director of the CDC, dr. Rochelle Walensky, warned that each time the trip increases, an increase in infections results, with reference to July 4, Labor Day and the winter holidays.

“We are very concerned about portable variants. Many of them have come through our travel corridors, so we are now extra careful with the trip,” Walensky told CNN.

Travelers are waiting for tickets at the Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona on March 11th.

The hesitation of vaccines is ‘worrying’, says the governor

To date, more than 81.4 million Americans have received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine, according to CDC data. That’s about 24.5% of the U.S. population.

More than 44 million – about 13.3% of the population – are fully vaccinated, the data show.

As the number continues to rise and leaders across the country are using more methods to get faster shots in the arms, such as opening more mass vaccination sites and expanding the expansion requirements, challenges still lie in the direction of the country to herd- to bring immunity.

The challenges include vaccination vaccination and political divisions. A recent CNN poll by SSRS shows that 92% of Democrats say they have received a dose of the vaccine or plan to get one, but that falls among Republicans to 50 %.

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Asked why he believes there is skepticism among Republicans, the Arkansas government’s Asa Hutchinson told CNN he thinks it is a ‘natural resistance to the government and skepticism about it’.

“The hesitation is not only here, but also across the country, worrying. I expect that as a country we will reach the vaccination rate of 50% of the population. But it is going to be harder to get from 50% to 70. ‘And it’s about overcoming the skepticism, it’s about education … but it’s also trust,’ ‘he said.

As more Americans see others getting the vaccine, the governor said he expects the acceptance rate of vaccines to rise.

In Missouri, Governor Mike Parson said late last week that although he encourages everyone to be vaccinated, “there will still be a certain amount of people who are not going to take the vaccine and that they have every right to do so. “

“We need to work better to ensure that everyone understands the importance of the vaccine, and yet maintains the respect of people who do not want to take a vaccine, and it’s going to be a challenge to see how many people can be done to us, but we will do everything we can. ‘

CNN’s Chuck Johnston, Carma Hassan, Deanna Hackney and Lauren Mascaren contributed to this report.

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