Source: Global Times
[ Global Times Special Correspondent in the United States Zheng Ke Global Times Special Correspondent Zhen Xiang] According to a report by the National Public Radio (NPR) on the 18th, Valens, Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Key and many other Biden administration medical agency officials issued a joint statement that day, saying that the United States plans to provide new coronavirus vaccine booster shots to the public starting on September 20. US President Biden announced on the 319th that he and his wife Jill will receive vaccine booster shots. The
statement said that based on the latest assessment, the effectiveness of the new coronavirus vaccine in preventing severe cases, hospitalization, and death will decrease in the coming months, especially for high-risk groups and those who were vaccinated early. Therefore, the United States plans to provide the new coronavirus vaccine booster shot to the public starting from September 20. A booster shot can be given 8 months after the second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. Whether and how people who have received a single dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will receive a booster shot remains to be determined by further research.
The United States’ decision to receive a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine has been criticized by some. The "Washington Post" quoted medical experts from the University of Chicago and the University of Denver on the 19th as saying that the Biden administration's decision was wrong. Not only could it leave millions of people around the world without a vaccine, but there is also no evidence that vaccine boosters actually reduce the risk of hospitalization or death for healthy Americans. It is better to wait for reliable trial data on vaccine boosters. . Michael Ryan, executive director of the WHO's health emergencies program, said: "This is like giving extra life jackets to people who are already wearing life jackets, but allowing a bunch of people without life jackets to drown."
According to the "New York Times" 》Reported on the 19th, there were 162,724 new confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia in the United States on the 18th, with a total of approximately 37.3 million confirmed cases, 1,128 new deaths, and a total of 624,000 deaths. In the past week, delta strain infection cases accounted for nearly 99% of the new confirmed cases in the United States. CNN reported on the 19th, citing data from the CDC, that hospitalization rates for COVID-19 are soaring across the United States, with hospitalization rates for people under 50 years old reaching the highest level to date.
According to Associated Press 18 report, Biden gave a speech that night on responding to the epidemic. In addition to calling on the American people to receive vaccination booster shots, Biden also announced a new plan to increase vaccination rates, which is to mandate that all nursing home employees complete vaccinations. . In addition, in response to the current phenomenon of eight states in the United States banning public schools from forcing students to wear masks, Biden accused "certain politicians" of trying to exploit the epidemic prevention issue for political gain and asked the Secretary of Education to take legal action against the above-mentioned politicians if necessary. . The Washington Post stated that Biden was referring to several Republican governors led by Texas Governor Abbott.
