US President-elect Biden received the second dose of the new crown vaccine
China News Service, January 12th. According to a comprehensive report, US President-elect Biden received the second dose of the new crown vaccine;
The World Health Organization called on all countries to accelerate vaccination. At the same time, it said that the world could not achieve herd immunity in 2021, and called on governments and individuals to continue to adhere to prevention and control measures.
On January 11, local time, President-elect Biden of the United States publicly received a second dose of the new crown vaccine at Christiana Hospital in Delaware.
According to real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 7:22 on January 12, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crowns worldwide has exceeded 90.8 million and more than 1.94 million deaths.
The U.S. healthcare system is under pressure
Biden receives second dose of new crown vaccine
At present, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States has exceeded 22.57 million, with more than 375,000 deaths. According to data from the New Crown Tracking Project, on January 10, local time, the average daily number of new deaths in the United States within 7 days reached 3249, an increase for 13 consecutive days.
As the epidemic continues to worsen, the medical system in parts of the United States is approaching its limits. In Los Angeles County, California, the number of newly confirmed local cases is rising rapidly. On average, one person is infected every 6 seconds, and another person dies from the new crown every 8 minutes. There are no intensive care units available in Los Angeles County, and due to lack of staff, some local nurses even work 18 hours a day.
In addition, due to the continuous increase in deaths from the new crown, the funeral services in the Los Angeles cemetery have been scheduled to April 2021.
For the US epidemic that has been “out of control”, whether the vaccination work can continue is critical. In order to increase public confidence in vaccination, on January 11 local time, US President-elect Biden received a second dose of the new crown vaccine in front of the camera.
He said, “My first priority is to get people vaccinated as soon as possible, just like I did today.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on January 11 that nearly 9 million Americans have received the first dose of the new coronary pneumonia vaccine, and the United States has now distributed nearly 25.5 million doses of the vaccine.
At present, the United States is still struggling to catch up with the promised goal of vaccinating 20 million people with the new crown. But some states said they did not have enough staff or funds to vaccinate at the required rate.
WHO calls on countries to promote vaccination
Global immunization cannot be achieved in 2021
In response to the issue of vaccination, on January 11 local time, WHO Director-General Tedros Tedros said that he hopes to accelerate the launch of the new crown vaccine and distribute the vaccine fairly in the coming weeks.
Tan Desai also called on all countries to fulfill their commitment to the “New Coronary Pneumonia Vaccine Implementation Plan” in order to vaccinate health workers and high-risk groups in all countries within the next 100 days.
On the same day, Bruce Aylward, a senior adviser to the Director-General of the World Health Organization, said that more than 40 countries have begun to receive the new crown vaccine, but they are all high-income countries and upper-middle-income countries.
WHO plans to accelerate the provision of new crown vaccines to low- and middle-income countries through the “New Coronary Pneumonia Vaccine Implementation Plan”, and it is expected that these countries will start vaccination in February.
On the other hand, WHO Chief Scientist Sumia Swaminathan said that the government and individuals still need to adhere to epidemic prevention measures. Although the new crown vaccine has begun to protect the most vulnerable people, no degree of herd immunity will be achieved globally in 2021. .
Swaminathan emphasized that even if some countries can achieve this, they cannot protect the people of the world. Even if vaccination is expanded to all populations, public health measures are still very important.
Biden received the second dose of the new crown vaccine
