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Original title: North American Observation 丨 It is a blank check to complete vaccination in the United States in 10 years Source: CCTV News Client
Since January 4 local time, vaccination work for the new crown in the United States has been underway for almost three weeks. Although the US government has promised to vaccinate at least 20 million Americans with the first dose of the new corona vaccine by the end of 2020, in fact, the vaccination rate is much lower than expected and they have emerged problems in vaccination work, which has seriously affected public confidence.American public opinion believes thatRelying on vaccination to achieve herd immunity has become a blank check.
The Washington Post reported on January 3 that the new corona vaccine was shipped to multiple locations, but vaccination work has been delayed.
Vaccination speed in the US is much lower than expected
Vaccinations of the new corona vaccine across the country are progressing extremely slowly. According to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,By the end of December 2020, only about 2.8 million people had completed the vaccination, well below the 20 million previously promised by the federal government.Experts believe that at this rate,It will take 10 years to cover 80% of the population needed for herd immunity.
The US media broke the news that although a large number of vaccines have already been shipped to various parts of the United States, most of them have been left unattended in cold rooms. Data from the State Department of Health at the end of December 2020 shows that of the 314,000 doses of vaccines obtained in Arizona, only 57,000 doses have been vaccinated, representing approximately 20% of the state’s total vaccines; the same vaccines have been vaccinated in Michigan and Oregon. It represents approximately 20% of its total number of vaccines; Florida, which has a relatively good vaccination status, has less than 25% completed vaccinations.
The main American media outlet “Washington Post” published a comment on this, exposing the extremely slow progress of vaccination in the United States and the chaos behind it, harshly criticizing the behavior of the federal government of the United States and the states to put pressure on each other, noting that the United States depends on vaccines to defeat the epidemic. The vision still faces many challenges.
△ US media “Capitol Hill” reported that at the current rate, it will take 10 years for the United States to depend on the new crown vaccine to achieve herd immunity.Government breach of duty and low public willingness to vaccinate are two major problems
A major reason why the vaccination rate in the United States is so much lower than expected is that the federal government and state governments did not actively cooperate to solve problems in vaccine distribution. Instead, they buckled together, making it difficult for the public to vaccinate after the vaccine was distributed to the states.
△ “Washington Post” published a comment, noting that the slow vaccination rate was due to government negligence at all levels.On the one hand, the federal government completely shuns the responsibility and blame for the slow vaccination on state governments.Trump once tweeted on December 30, 2020: “The federal government has distributed vaccines to all states, and all states must fulfill their duties and act quickly.”
On the other hand, state governments believe that the federal government should play a leadership role in vaccine distribution and vaccination, and accused the federal government of not providing sufficient funding and support to states.Each state’s health departments are reported to have been responsible for a number of tasks, including collecting epidemic data, providing public guidance, overseeing virus testing, and enforcing restraining orders for several months. Due to long-term labor and capital shortages, the infrastructure related to vaccination is difficult to establish quickly.
Besides government negligence, another important reason for the lower-than-expected vaccination rate in the United States is thatPeople’s willingness to vaccinate is low.The Caesars Family Foundation of the United States recently issued a report stating that 29% of medical personnel in the United States hesitate to receive the new corona vaccine becauseI have concerns about the safety of the vaccine and am concerned that the vaccine will have serious side effects.
This resistance to vaccines has even turned into sabotage. A pharmacist at Aurora Medical Center in Wisconsin reportedly deliberately took 570 doses of the Modena vaccine from the refrigerator at the medical center and defrosted them, rendering these vaccines invalid. After the incident, it caused great concern in society, the distrust of medical personnel towards vaccines has aggravated the public’s distrust towards vaccines.
△ “Forbes” reported that a large number of medical personnel and front-line workers refuse to receive the new corona vaccineThe vaccine problem raises the fig leaf of the US government.
The appearance of the new corona vaccine was originally a ray of light at the end of the dark tunnel. To capture this ray of hope, all sectors of society must “twist in a rope” in implementing vaccination. However, American society and government clearly lack this ability.
Public opinion believes that the United States government has never assumed its responsibility to fight shoulder to shoulder with the people, but instead uses vaccines as a political bargaining chip from time to time, constantly exaggerating the facts and taking the merits, with the in order to reap political effects. It is this mentality that has caused the federal government to immediately take pride in giving an unrealistic vaccination plan when the vaccine has just been developed. As everyone knows, this kind of hasty, seedling-fueled behavior has swallowed up the American public’s confidence in vaccines and consumed government credibility.
△ The Washington Post noted that the issue of vaccines highlights the federal government’s lack of determination, leadership, and mobilization capacity to combat the virus.Furthermore, the current extremely unsuccessful vaccination work has also exposed the weaknesses of the United States government in a lack of leadership and mobilization capacity. The experts noted thatThe lack of effective management methods by the federal government and a responsible attitude towards state governments is fatal in the fight against the virus pandemic.The Washington Post believes that the United States is currently in a war against the virus. Right now, the government urgently needs to step forward and lead a wartime mobilization. Unfortunately, the federal government does not have what this war needs. Determination, leadership and mobilization capacity.
The successful development of a vaccine is only a small step in the victory of the fight against the epidemic, on the contrary, the difficulty of subsequent vaccination is even greater. Judging by the current vaccination situation in American society, it may not be realistic to expect vaccines to save the United States.
