Original title: Former Director of the Food and Drug Administration: Delta mutant strain spreads rapidly in the United States or is now intensive. Source: CCTV News Client
Former Director of the US Food and Drug Administration Gottlieb said in an interview with CBS on the 27th local time that with the rapid spread of the delta mutant strain, “very intensive epidemics” may occur in some areas of the United States.
In the interview, Gottlieb pointed out that the areas most vulnerable to the new crown pneumonia epidemic in the United States are those with low vaccination rates and low previous infection rates. According to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the current vaccination rate in many southern states of the United States lags behind the national average.
Former Director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Gottlieb:The epidemic may be highly regionalized,In some parts of the U.S.,The epidemic may be very intensive,I think that looking at the U.S.Communities with low vaccination ratesOr the infection immunity rate is low,There is no community where the virus has spread among the local population before.These communities are vulnerable.
According to the CBS report, due to the rapid spread of the delta mutant strain in the United States, the number of hospitalizations in Arkansas, located in the southern United States, has increased by 30%. Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson pointed out that he is concerned about the spread of the Delta mutant strain in the state. Hutchinson said the number of cases and hospitalizations in the state continues to increase due to the delta mutant strain. Affected by factors such as Johnson & Johnson’s previous suspension of vaccination and disbelief in the severity of the epidemic, Arkansas people are highly hesitant to vaccinate.
At present, cases of Delta mutant strains have appeared in 49 states and Washington, D.C. of the United States.
(Edit Zhao Yuqi)
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