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Vaccination procession (Photo: AP / Afro)
On Christmas Day, ICU beds in California had 0% vacancies on average. In particular, the spread of the infection in the south, such as San Diego and Los Angeles, is serious. Currently, the number of new patients in the state’s new Crown exceeds 2 million per day, and 96% of hospitals are being reassigned to emergency patients.
Until recently, infections in California had been fairly controlled, but the number of patients increased from the end of November, and a month later the number of new patients tripled. The state has created new facilities for unaccepted patients and has postponed less urgent surgeries in the medical field. Although on the brink of healthcare collapse, work continues even if capacity exceeds 100%, such as putting patients to sleep in conference rooms and shops.
Health officials in Los Angeles are exploring the possibility of a highly infectious mutant virus, but there are no official reports of the mutant virus yet. Vaccines are the reference tool to overcome this situation. The vaccines, which began in the middle of the month in the United States, have affected more than two million people so far, but are causing confusion.
In Florida, shortly after it was announced that they would be vaccinated with high-risk front-line medical personnel over the age of 65, seniors began lining up outside all night, reaching the planned number two hours before the start of the vaccination. I have. This is because they were inoculated on a first come, first serve basis, not on a reservation basis.
Authorities are investigating that the vaccine was illegally distributed in New York State and that religious officials outside the priority group were vaccinated. A West Coast doctor said a patient asked him if he could prioritize vaccination in exchange for a $ 25,000 donation. The doctor refused, but the state will take strict measures, such as withdrawing the cheating medical worker’s license.
Furthermore, at Stanford University Hospital, the first group to be vaccinated at the hospital included a professor who did not directly examine the patient, and a protest rally ensued that there were few staff in the field, and the side of the Hospital apologized at a later date. It is also happening.
To promote vaccine safety, politicians and others continued to use public inoculation, but there were some doubts about the inoculation by young legislators. In town, teachers are rallying for priority vaccinations, and high-risk prisoner groups get vaccinated first, and there is a lot of debate about who and how to prioritize. Even in Japan, where vaccination is about to start, confusion can result if the details are not decided.
Many people are confused about the corona vaccine because it was completed in a short period of time, but multiple studies have shown that the percentage of applicants is increasing. According to a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 71% of people want to get vaccinated. In the future, vaccination will be extended to pharmacies in the city.
A growing number of experts have said that if vaccination continues smoothly, the spread of the infection will stabilize by the end of March 2021. It appears that the number of bright topics has increased somewhat towards the new year. (Interview / text / Kyoko Shirato)
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