[Reuters]-Infection of the Omicron mutant of the new coronavirus is showing signs of spreading in the United States. According to Reuters, the number of hospitalized patients with the new coronavirus disease has increased by 45% from last month, and the number of newly infected people per day has increased by 40%, reaching an average of 123,000 on the 7th.
Pfizer said on the 17th that the pandemic of the new coronavirus may not converge until 2024.
There are also a series of moves to curb the spread of infection.
The US National Football League (NFL) has decided to postpone the weekend match due to the fact that players are infected. The National Hockey League (NHL) has also postponed some games.
In New York City, some performances on Broadway and Radio City Music Hall have been cancelled.
Former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Frieden said in a Twitter post that “the hospital will be hit by the tsunami of Omicron” and called for vaccination.
Fauci, chief medical adviser to the Biden administration, said the degree of severity of the Omicron strain infection was “still unknown” and that booster vaccination would increase the effectiveness of Omicron strain infection prevention. He said it has not yet been decided whether to shorten the period from the second vaccination to the third vaccination from the current 6 months.
In addition, the CDC announced on the 17th a new guideline that even if students are exposed to the new coronavirus at school, if the test is negative twice a week, they will not be asked to quarantine at home even if they are not vaccinated. ..
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