Doctor in Arizona explains why COVID-19 cases are declining

PHOENIX – Cases of COVID-19 across the country and in Arizona it goes down and doctors attribute it not only to the vaccine but also due to wearing the mask.

It has been almost two months since the holiday, when many people followed the precautions set out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by not putting on the masks.

This is a major factor in why we are seeing numbers decline in the state and in Arizona, doctors say, adding that the public is naturally listening to COVID-19 precautions.

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“The softening softening of the mask, the fact that we are no longer traveling for the holiday season,” says dr. Shad Marvasti, director of public health, prevention and health at the University of Arizona.

Experts believe that the decline is probably not due to the vaccine, because nationwide, 4% of the population is fully vaccinated.

In Arizona, there may also be another reason why the cases are declining and that is exposure to the virus.

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About a month ago, the state had about 20% positive percentage, but that percentage of positivity might be helping us now. “You now have an exposure to population that also contributes to a decrease in cases because there are not people circulating who are not exposed to it,” Marvasti said.

However, we are not out of the woods yet. This is because he says that people are now testing positive for the second time.

“We’re seeing cases of it in the clinics, emergency rooms and my colleagues and I’ve seen these reinfections since the summer,” Marvasti said.

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He added that the matters he saw and heard were not serious. Another thing he and his colleagues are watching are cases stemming from the Phoenix Super Bowl and Waste Management.

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