US Coronavirus: This is what could help the US see a Covid-19 reversal soon, says Fauci

US Coronavirus: This is what could help the US see a Covid-19 reversal soon, says Fauci

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“Do not declare the victory prematurely,” said dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said.

‘We see so much retreat from some of the social measures for health: the mask assignments, the opening of the restaurant, the pubs. We can not do that. We have to wait a little longer until we get enough vaccination in people. that we will clearly blunt any boom. ‘

If the U.S. quickly vaccinates and doubles security measures, it could soon see a “turnaround,” Fauci said.

One of the biggest challenges is the B.1.1.7 strain, which is more contagious than the original coronavirus strain and is now the dominant strain in the US.
B.1.1.7 also strikes young people particularly hard.

To try to get out of this pandemic, “it’s still about masks and physical distance and ventilation and vaccines,” said dr. Megan Ranney, director of the Brown-Lifespan Center for Digital Health in Rhode Island, said.

“The current vaccines work very well against B.1.1.7.”

Coronavirus variants are behind worrying trends in several states, including Michigan, which local officials say is in the midst of a new boom, with the number of cases and hospitalizations rising rapidly.
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According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the state has the second highest number of cases of the B.1.1.7 variant. The state with the highest number of cases of the variant is Florida.

In New Jersey, where more than 950 cases are reported across variants, patients on ventilators and virus-related deaths have increased, Judy Persichilli, state health commissioner, said Monday.

About 48% of the new hospitalizations in the state were people under the age of 60, she added.

FDA recommends that the J&J vaccine be discontinued

The CDC and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommend that the United States suspend the use of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine over “six reported U.S. cases of a rare and serious blood clot,” the agencies said in a statement. statement said.
CDC and FDA recommend interrupt Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine due to blood clots

All six cases occurred among women between the ages of 18 and 48, and symptoms occurred six to 13 days after vaccination, according to a statement Tuesday by officials at the agencies.

“The CDC will convene a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on Wednesday to further investigate these matters and assess their potential importance,” the statement said.

“The FDA will review the analysis as it also investigates these cases. Until the process is completed, we recommend an interruption in the use of this vaccine out of abundance of caution. It is partly important to ensure that the healthcare provider community is aware of the potential for these side effects and can plan for proper recognition and management due to the unique treatment required for this type of blood clot. “

The Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are extremely safe and effective and are still widely distributed.

US is on track to reach a major milestone for vaccination

The good news is that vaccinations are on the rise.

More than 120 million Americans – about 36.4% of the population – have received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine, according to CDC data. About 74 million people – about 22.3% of the U.S. population – have been completely vaccinated.
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According to a CNN analysis of CDC data, the US is on track to reach half of the US adult population with at least one dose by the end of the week.

At least 11 states have already reached the threshold: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin.

In Kentucky, Governor Andy Beshear announced a new ‘Team Kentucky Vaccination Challenge’, saying that when 2.5 million residents receive at least their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, the state will remove most of its capacity constraints.

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“With the vaccine supply we have, we can get there in about three and a half weeks,” Beshear said in a news release. “The minimum time frame may not be realistic, but we need to get there within four to six weeks if we are intentional.”
More than 1.6 million residents have so far received at least their first dose of vaccine, according to the release. Kentucky has a population of about 4.5 million.

“We must try our best to reach this point as quickly as possible. It will help us to have a more normal summer than any of us could have imagined this winter,” the governor added.

What Fauci says about eating inside and out

Fauci, who was fully vaccinated, was asked by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer if he would consider outdoor meals.
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Fauci said that although he was too busy doing it recently, “in a restaurant outside, where we are, I would not hesitate to do it.”

And what about indoor eateries for fully vaccinated Americans?

“What you need to do is look at the level of infection in the community,” Fauci said.

“Because you were vaccinated, the risk for you is very low. It was not like before, when you were not vaccinated and you had a lot of activities in the community and you went to an indoor restaurant where there are no (restrictions). ) was not.your risk would be there.While the risk is now not zero, but it is very low “if you are fully vaccinated.

More universities need vaccine resistant

To reduce the Covid-19 risks on their campuses, a growing number of colleges and universities have said they should vaccinate all students against Covid-19 before returning to campus.

Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, is the newest to join the list.

A growing number of U.S. colleges and universities require students to receive Covid-19 vaccinations

All students who plan to be on campus should be vaccinated unless they have a medical or religious reason for not being, and the faculty is also strongly recommended to be vaccinated, although it is not necessary for them is not, reads an announcement made to the campus community Friday.

“Our plans are based on ongoing public health strategies to promote a safe campus and community,” wrote Ronald Daniels, president of Johns Hopkins University, and other university leaders.

“If we ensure that the overwhelming percentage of our community’s population is vaccinated, it will significantly reduce the risk of the virus spreading to our campuses, and it will also protect our neighbors in Baltimore,” they said.

According to CNN, there are at least 18 colleges and universities in the US that require Covid-19 vaccines.

CNN’s Deidre McPhillips, Elizabeth Stuart and Jennifer Henderson contributed to this report.

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