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As of the morning of September 17, the entire world has had almost 30 million cases of COVID-19. The pandemic has claimed the lives of more than 944,000 people, while more than 21.7 million have recovered.
Trump said the CDC director was confused
The president of the United States on September 16 local time predicted that the country would have 100 million doses of vaccine by the end of this year and the vaccine could be distributed as of mid-October 2020.
“As soon as vaccines are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) … we can deliver 100 million doses by the end of 2020 and a large number of vaccines sooner,” said Donald Trump. Trump’s statement comes hours after CDC Director Robert Redfield, during a congressional hearing, indicated that the vaccines will only be available by the end of the second or third quarter of the following year.
“I think he was wrong when he said that. It was inaccurate information. I think he was confused,” Trump said of Redfield’s statement.
The president of the United States also rejected the comments of the leaders of the CDC on the mask. According to Trump, masks do not prevent COVID-19 outbreaks as effectively as vaccines. “Vaccines are more effective,” Trump said, saying there are “a lot of problems” with the mask, such as the person wearing the mask or touching another person.
Before that, Mr. Redfield confirmed otherwise. “I can even say that the mask protects more against COVID, since the ability to create immunity from a vaccine could be 70%. If I do not have an immune response, the vaccine will not protect me.” Masks do it, “he said.
The director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Robert Redfield, believes that masks will protect you more than vaccines – Photo: REUTERS
WHO: Latin America opened too early
The WHO regional director for Latin America, Carissa Etienne, said that many countries in the region are reopening too soon because the epidemic is still complicated. The number of infections increased tenfold in the last two weeks along the Venezuelan-Colombian border, while the death rate increased in parts of Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica and Ecuador.
“Although the entire world is racing to develop new tools to prevent and treat COVID-19, the production and distribution of a safe and effective vaccine will not come soon. Opening too soon will give the virus more room to spread and will put people in greater danger. Look at Europe, “Etienne said, according to The Guardian.
Latin America continues to be the region most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the total number of deaths in the two most populous countries in the region, Brazil and Mexico, has exceeded 200,000. Brazil has so far registered 4.3 million cases, the third highest in the world and the second in the world in terms of deaths, only behind the United States.
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Many 15-49-year-olds are hospitalized
The average age of people with COVID-19 is declining, warns WHO expert Maria Van Kerkhove.
“We are seeing a change in the age of the cases that are registered, and we know that as societies open up and people begin daily life, the average age of the sick person. In many countries it will be reduced, “said Ms Van Kerkhove.
According to WHO experts, this agency is noticing that the number of people aged 15 to 49 hospitalized due to COVID-19 is increasing. “This is extremely concerning,” said Ms Van Kerkhove.
Ms Van Kerkhove noted that the new strain of the corona virus is spreading rapidly in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere as the end of the flu season approaches.
“We are seeing an increase in hospital admissions, in intensive care rooms, especially in parts of Europe, in Spain, France, Montenegro, Ukraine and several states in the United States. This is worrying because we are in the middle of September and it is not yet flu season, “said Ms. Van Kerkhove.
