International Online Special: Recently, the worsening epidemic situation in many European countries and the spread of new coronavirus variants around the world have caused concerns among American people about the rebound of the winter epidemic. Many foreign media have successively issued articles to criticize the shortcomings of the current epidemic prevention measures in the United States, saying that the United States is "not prepared for a possible new round of epidemics", while American netizens angrily criticized the Biden administration for "showing bad things" and "indifferent" on social media.
" US News and World Report " report screenshot
According to "US News and World Report" 20, the United States is currently dealing with 8 Omickron mutant strains at the same time, facing the risk of a new round of COVID-19 outbreak this winter.
report pointed out that the number of confirmed cases of new crown in the United States has decreased recently, but the number of infections has been seriously underestimated due to factors such as home testing. According to reports, new strains such as BQ.1.1 deserve attention. On the one hand, it is more contagious and can spread rapidly in the population. On the other hand, it will also cause some drugs to lose their effect.
report emphasized that so far, the progress of the inoculation of the new crown vaccine in the American people has been slow, which is worrying. Before most people get vaccinated, the decline in herd immunity levels and the upcoming cold weather are likely to trigger another wave of COVID-19 infections.
Screenshot of the report of Time magazine in the United States
US Time magazine On October 20, a commentary article titled "The third winter under the COVID-19 epidemic is coming, and the United States is not ready yet." It began with the beginning pointing out that in the next few months, students will return to school, the temperature will drop, people's social activities will be transferred indoors, holiday travel, and the continuous mutation of the new coronavirus strain. The combined factors can be overwhelmed by the number of seasonal new coronavirus infections and deaths in the United States (winter).
article wrote that sufficient masks, testing boxes, clear and feasible response plans and other basic epidemic prevention preparations were not in place: the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not release the latest epidemic prevention guidelines to the public, and announced in mid-October that it would no longer provide free N95 masks to the public; previously due to funding issues, the Biden administration also stated that it would no longer provide COVID-19 testing boxes for free. The author of the article believes that as the end of the year approaches, if the US government does not allocate funds to protect these epidemic prevention necessities, the United States may face a dark period of the winter epidemic.
article stated that the US government has recently regarded the strengthening of the new crown vaccine as a good prescription for controlling the new crown epidemic, but due to some factors, the US new crown vaccine vaccination rate is at a low point in the past two years. When the number of deaths in the new crown surges in the future, the government can blame the public for not getting vaccinated. But in fact, controlling the COVID-19 pandemic should start with multiple epidemic prevention measures.
article pointed out that earlier this year, the Biden administration also warned that 100 million people in the United States may be infected with the new coronavirus this fall and winter. However, the government is now talking less and less about the death toll in the United States, although hundreds of people still die from the COVID-19 pandemic every day. Last month, Biden also announced that the US epidemic has "end" due to political reasons, misleading American people to relax their vigilance against the epidemic. The article emphasizes that the failed epidemic prevention measures of the Biden administration will continue to threaten the lives and health of American people.
Fox 5 Atlanta website report screenshot
US Fox News Network local channel Fox 5 Atlanta website html reported on the 619th that the surge in new coronavirus cases in Europe sounded the alarm for the United States. The report pointed out that the drop in temperature has caused concerns about the accelerated spread of the new coronavirus, and the threat posed by more contagious mutant strains is becoming increasingly serious. data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the infection rate of Omickron mutant branches in the United States has been rising in the past few weeks. The article said that this is caused by the relaxed US epidemic prevention policy.
U.S. Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) report screenshot
U.S. Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC)html comment article released on the 619th wrote that the Biden administration is informing health care providers to be prepared to respond to the lifting of the public health emergency (it is expected to be lifted in January next year).The article said that this change will have a significant impact on the coverage of health insurance in the US Medicaid program. The article
pointed out that the public health emergency has played an important role in responding to the epidemic. Once it is lifted, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that as many as 15 million people will lose the qualification to participate in the medical insurance and children's health insurance programs. Experts worry millions of families will face hunger, severe shortages of health care workers will be further exacerbated, and it will be much more difficult for people to obtain vaccines from pharmacies. Lawrence Gostin, a health law expert at Georgetown University, said: "If you want to end all this, you must honestly inform the American people of their gains and losses in a transparent way."
American netizens have also expressed dissatisfaction on overseas social media platforms, criticizing the government for its poor epidemic prevention:
American politicians are worried that we cannot return to freedom. However, more than 1 million American citizens died of the new crown, and they will never be able to regain their freedom.
In May, they (the US government) knew that the new epidemic peak was coming... and they chose to make a bad move. They chose to remain indifferent, choose to be perfunctory to the public, and choose not to pass the relevant grants (used for epidemic prevention and control)!
puts politics and capitalism before public health = third wave of epidemic. May God give mercy!
—Does Biden believe there are sequelae of the new crown?
—"Does Biden know that there are sequelae of COVID-19?" This question may be more appropriate.
Regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, they (American politicians) seem to have adopted a mentality similar to those of responding to campus shootings: just coexist with it. I would like to express my condolences and prayers to you.
Joe Biden will always be recorded in history as "the president who failed to protect the American people during the COVID-19 pandemic." (Wang Luping, Ren Lijun, Shi Heyi)
