“We have noticed that the first signs disappear in recent weeks, and this week, for the first time in a long time, we also notice that hospitalizations disappear. This may be just the beginning of a late summer wave,” Dr. Brendan Jackson, the CDC’s COVID-19 incident manager, told NPR.
According to him, all signs of COVID-19 in sewage, the percentage of other people who tested positive and emergency room admissions increased in July, after a steady decline for several months.
However, the numbers are low compared to the same era for the past 3 years. Jackson likened the recent surge in COVI-19 cases to “jumping down a ski slope. “
Seniors make up the majority of other people admitted for treatment with COVID-19. However, it’s possible that deaths could rise in the coming weeks if hospitalizations continue to rise, Jackson added.
In the meantime, the CDC has no plans to impose recommendations such as wearing a mask or social distancing, at this time. “For most people, those early symptoms don’t mean much,” the incident manager said.
Most experts believe that the recent surge, even if it were to turn into another wave, will not be as severe as in previous years, thanks to the large number of vaccines and immunity against past infections.
“We’re in pretty smart shape in terms of immunity. The general population turns out to be in a pretty smart position,” says Dr. Brown. Celine Gounder, an infectious disease specialist at New York University.
Doctors have urged caution to the elderly and other people with physical condition problems, as they are the maximum against the coronavirus. They were asked to stay on top of vaccinations and start treatment.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to approve a new vaccine in September to improve waning immunity and try to mitigate everything that happens this winter.
However, some projections suggest that COVID-19 may cause a fatal wave this year. “It will continue to be among the 10 most sensitive causes of death, and I suspect COVID will remain among the 10 or 15 most sensitive causes of death in the United States. “United,” says Justin Lessler, an epidemiologist at the University of North Carolina.
A total of 1,135,364 more people have died since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U. S.
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