(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The number of deaths from the new crown in the United States exceeds 750,000 children begin to receive the new crown vaccine
China News Service, Washington, November 3 (Reporter Sha Hanting) The latest statistics on the new crown epidemic released by Johns Hopkins University on the 3rd local time show that as of 22:00 on the 3rd, US Eastern Time, the United States has a cumulative number of confirmed new crowns. The number of cases exceeded 46.252 million, and the cumulative number of deaths from the new crown exceeded 750,000.
According to data, the state with the largest number of new crown deaths in the United States is California, with 72,279; followed by Texas, with 71,537; Florida and New York, with cumulative deaths of 59,670 and 565,79, respectively.
Recently, the overall situation in the United States has improved, with the number of new cases and deaths both showing a downward trend. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average daily number of new cases in the past 7 days is about 71,000, which is much lower than the 160,000 peak in early September; the average daily death toll in the past 7 days is about 1,130 people.
In terms of vaccination, CDC data shows that the number of people in the United States who received at least one dose of vaccine is 222 million, accounting for 66.9% of the total population; the number of people who have completed the new crown vaccination is 192 million, accounting for 58.1% of the total population; the booster has been vaccinated The number of people exceeds 20 million, accounting for 10.7% of the total population.
As the CDC on the evening of the 2nd officially recommended that children aged 5 to 11 years old in the United States be vaccinated with Pfizer’s new crown vaccine, some pediatric clinics in the United States have begun to provide Pfizer vaccine to this group on the 3rd.
American chain pharmacy Walgreens said that it will provide Pfizer’s new crown vaccine to children aged 5 to 11 from the 6th, and parents can make an appointment online or by phone. The chain pharmacy CVS said it will accept appointments for the group to vaccinate Pfizer from the 7th.
Regarding the provision of new crown vaccines to children aged 5 to 11, US President Biden issued a statement on the 2nd that it will be a “turning point” in the fight against the epidemic. “Parents can no longer worry about their children. The risk of children spreading the virus will be reduced. This is an important step we have taken on the road to defeating the new crown epidemic.”
Currently, there are approximately 28 million children between the ages of 5 and 11 in the United States. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (Kaiser Family Foundation) survey, only 27% of parents of children in this age group are willing to vaccinate their children immediately; 33% of parents said they need to observe for a period of time before making a decision; 30% of parents said they definitely do not The child will be vaccinated against the new crown.
Regarding questions about the safety of the vaccine, CDC Director Valensky said on the 3rd that the CDC had fully evaluated the safety, effectiveness, and immune response of the vaccine before recommending children’s vaccination.
Some people who are skeptical about whether children need to be vaccinated believe that children are relatively less likely to be severely ill than adults. In this regard, Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that with the spread of the delta mutant strain, children and adults will be infected and spread the virus, so they also need to be vaccinated.
According to CDC statistics, among the 5 to 11-year-old age group, 8,300 people have been hospitalized due to new coronary pneumonia, of which about one-third are in the intensive care unit, and the death toll is close to 100. (over)
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