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Dr. Francis Collins, Head of National Institutes of Health andDr. Anthony Fauci'S boss, talks about how to stay safe. And no wonder-hospitalizations ofCOVID A reached 100,000 for the first time since January and the Delta variant is more dangerous and more communicable than anything before. Read five essential things you need to know from Dr. Collins - and to ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseSure sign that you have "Long" Covid and may even know.

"I did not think a year ago, as we had trouble trying to get thevaccines developed, that the problem we would have now would constitute limited absorption, "Collins declaredLx.com. "Yes, only about 50% of Americans are fully vaccinated. About 70% have had at least one dose. But we need to do much better if we are going to send this package of viruses. It's taking such a benefit unvaccinated persons and become a pandemic of the uncommitted. And we examine the new cases that rose at very high levels, more than 150,000 each day. They are mostly unvaccinated. People in the hospital are mostly people Unvaccinated. And unfortunately, more than 1,000 people who die every day are almost completely invalidated. And this is preventable. And you can see ... that it is not uniformly distributed. There are areas where the absorption is even lower, and it is also when the cases are highest. So come, America, we had evidence here that it is something that can save you and your family of a result. terrible. Press the reini button Titalisation on all the misinformation you could have heard.Look at the data and I think you will be convinced that it's something you want. "

"Well, of course, we should worry about everything about Covid, and especially with Delta," Collins saidNPR. "But there are mitigation methods to try to reduce the risk. Gosh knows, we all want children back to school to have this experience in person for learning, for socialization. We should do everything. What we can do what we can do it safe. That's why I'm so perplexed on the big fight on the masks in the school room. If you want to avoid having this epidemic again, you Go returning all children again, you should do everything to avoid that, and it means wearing masks. My understanding when you talk to students - they seem a little less worried about wearing masks than some of their parents. has a good sense. And by the way, if someone tries to tell you that we do not say it really ask for scientific evidence to say that the masks reduce infection in schools, it's just not true.There are dozens of publications, both of the United States and other countries, to show that this is the case. So, I wish we can go over this fight. This one is really in the way of what is going to be a rather difficult fall like that. "

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"Well, first of all, we see an increase in everyone because of the delta variant, which is so incredibly contagious, but it is also the case that pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to become significantly ill with this and end up in the ICU - more than other people from a similar age, "Collins saidLx.com. "So we really need to spend the floor out there, especially for pregnant women, that this is not the time to be unaccinated. All the concerns about safety, I think, have been addressed, but The severity of the disease is really something to pay attention to. "

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"There are about 85 million Americans who are still on the fence, have not yet obtained this first dose," Collins said on NPR. "The hope of many of us is that it will be a motivation for these people to decide to move forward, because the polls had said it was a matter of at least 3 out of 10, and now That 3 out of 10 - I hope they "Reading right now - will decide to go to vaccines.gov, find out where the nearest place is to get their vaccination and do it today."

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Follow the fundamentals of Fauci and help put an end to this pandemic, no matter where you live-yourself-hinder vaccinating. If you live in an area with low vaccination rates, wear a N95 facial mask Do not travel, social distance, avoid big crowds, do not go inside with people you are not shelter with (especially in bars), practice good hand hygiene and protect your life and the lives of others, don 't visit one of these 35 places you are most likely to catch Covid .