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Vaccination for the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) that the United States was waiting for has finally started, but the spread of Corona 19 continues to worsen.
The AFP news agency reported on the 16th (local time) that there were more than 250,000 new corona19 patients in the United States, citing statistics from Johns Hopkins University. This is the highest number of new patients one day after the pandemic (a global pandemic).
AFP also reported that the number of deaths from Corona 19 that day reached an all-time high, exceeding 3,700.
According to the United States Department of Health and Welfare, the number of patients hospitalized due to Corona 19 that day was 113,000.
The number of hospitalized patients is a leading indicator for predicting the number of deaths, and recently he is writing new records every day. CNN cited the Corona 19 follow-up project and said on the 15th that the number of patients hospitalized due to Corona 19 in the United States was counted at 112,000, and the number of hospitalized patients set a new record for 10 consecutive days.
“What people need to know is that we are still in a dangerous and dangerous phase of this pandemic,” said Bret Giroer, undersecretary of the US Department of Health and Welfare. “Every week, tens of thousands of Americans are at risk.” said.
In particular, the sense of crisis from health authorities is also peaking as the Christmas holidays, the biggest holiday, approach after last month’s Thanksgiving holiday, which was another catalyst. of the great diffusion of Corona 19 in the United States.
Some areas, such as New York City, are also reported to be considering re-implementing the heavy re-lockdown measures implemented in the first half of this year if the corona19 infection breaks out again after Christmas.
Corona 19 vaccination in hospitals in every state in the US has continued for the third day.
According to Reuters, on the 14th, the US began vaccinating 2.9 million doses of the Pfizer-Bioentech Corona 19 vaccine, targeting medical personnel such as doctors and nurses first.
Next week, an additional 2 million Pfizer vaccines will be released and 5 million copies of Modena’s Corona 19 vaccine will be distributed as soon as it is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to the Minister of Health. from the United States, Alix Aisa.
The Modena vaccine is expected to be approved for emergency use by the FDA this week.
In this regard, Anthony Pouch, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in an interview with CNBC that day, “Modena’s vaccine will be approved for emergency use on the 17th.”
Acting for the United States Secretary of Defense to receive the vaccine Key figures in the US administration, including the White House, have also increased vaccines.
US Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller was vaccinated at Walter Reed County Hospital near Washington DC on the 14th, the first day of vaccination, and President-elect Joe Biden is said to be vaccinated next week.
The Reuters and CNN broadcasts quoted an official from the Presidential Transition Committee on the day and announced that Biden will be vaccinated next week.
Elect Biden, a 78-year-old man who is at high risk for corona 19 infection, said several times that he would receive the vaccine if scientists recommended it during the last presidential election.
Vice President Mike Pence and his wife also plan to receive the vaccine on the 18th, the White House said.
It has not been revealed whether President Donald Trump plans to receive the vaccine.
In this regard, the CNN broadcast reported the day, citing a White House official that President Trump, who has already suffered from Corona 19, is unlikely to receive the vaccine unless White House medical staff recommend it.
Immediately after vaccination, side effects have been reported in some cases, so US authorities are watching closely.
The New York Times reported that two Alaskan health workers were hospitalized after receiving a Pfizer vaccine and suffering severe allergic reactions. In the UK, where the world’s first Pfizer vaccination was previously started, two healthcare workers had similar hypersensitivity reactions.
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