Washington – As the number of coronavirus cases continues to increase as the United States enters the fall and winter months, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former chief of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), warned Sunday that the country ” suffers a lot of infections in a very short time harmful season’ to the virus.
“I think there’s a lot of fear that we might start to see a genuine resurgence and it’s a continuation of a broader trend that’s happening as we get into the colder months,” Gottlieb said in “Face the Nation. “even with a greater threat of further coronavirus spread as we move into autumn and winter. Now here we are. We are starting to see this increase, and we are bringing many infections in a very harmful season for this virus. “
The number of cases shown of coronavirus in the United States has exceeded 7 million and more than 204,000 have died, at Johns Hopkins University. Hospitalizations are not shrinking either.
Gottlieb said the question remains open whether the increase in cases “is the beginning of an uptick as autumn and winter approach,” or whether the uptick can be attributed to Labor Day festivities.
“Whether it’s the beginning of a persistent trend as autumn approaches, in winter, or just a resurgence of transitoryness and we stabilize again, it’s clear,” he said.
As the number of coronavirus cases in some states increases, President Trump has continued to focus on the progression of the vaccine and promised that other Americans may have a vaccine until the November 3 election. they poured bloodless water at that time and instead warned that the general population probably would not have a coronavirus vaccine until mid-2021.
Several pharmaceutical corporations are in the process of phase 3 clinical trials on candidates for coronavirus vaccines, which require the participation of thousands of patients in each trial. knowledge is not yet available.
“This vaccine is expected to be partially protective, as is the flu vaccine, where for some others it will provide full immunity, but for others it will not provide as much protection. COVID if they get the infection,” he said. But this will not provide what we call sterile immunity, which means you won’t be inflamed with COVID. There will be other people who will still be inflamed with COVID. He’s waiting. “