Original title: U.S. Senators Warren and Booker tested positive for new crowns and have been vaccinated
China News Service, Washington, December 19 (Reporter Sha Hanting) US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Corey Booker posted on social media on the 19th local time that their new crown test results were positive. The two senators have previously completed the new crown vaccine and booster vaccination.
Warren posted on social media that she currently has “mild symptoms” and thanked the vaccine and booster for keeping her asymptomatic. She also called on people to get vaccinated and booster shots as soon as possible.
Booker also issued a statement the same day announcing the news that he tested positive for the new crown. He also thanked the vaccine for its protective effect, “otherwise my condition will be much worse.”
Recently, the number of new cases and deaths of the new crown in the United States has shown an upward trend. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average number of new cases in the past 7 days has exceeded 125,000, which is much higher than the 70,000 cases at the beginning of November; the average daily death toll in the past 7 days is 1182, and the number of deaths in a single day on the 17th The number reached 1816.
In terms of vaccination, CDC data shows that more than 241 million people have received at least one dose of the vaccine, accounting for 72.8% of the total population; more than 203 million people have been vaccinated, accounting for 61.4% of the total population; the booster has been vaccinated The number of people exceeds 60 million, accounting for 29.5% of the total population.
Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on the 19th that the Delta strain and the Omi Kiron strain will make this winter “very difficult”, and the Omi Kiron strain is gradually becoming the dominant strain. .
Fauci also urged the public to get the new crown vaccine and booster as soon as possible and wear masks in crowded indoor places. (Finish)
【Edit: Meng Xiangjun】
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