Viral expert just said if things could worsen than last year
Mr. Jha says, "We need to protect children and these are easy ways to do it."
"Over 100 000 people were treated forCOVID in hospitals in the country right now, the highest number in seven months, we are a year and a half in this pandemic, "said anchorHello Americathis morning. How can you stay safe? virus expert Dr. Ashish JHA appeared on the show to provide context. Read on and to ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseSure sign that you have "Long" Covid and may even know.
A virus expert was asked whether things could get worse
Things could they be worse than what we saw last year? "I hope not," said Jha. "And I think part of what you hear doctors and nurses, it's just a reliabilité of it, 18 months. And also, I think most of us thought once we went through the winter or that people have started to getvaccinatedWe said, okay, the worst is behind us. We will not deal with this. I did not just that we were expecting, we were expecting a third of Americans do not get vaccinated. So I hope we never got back to the worst of the winter. But you know, hope is not a strategy. We need more people vaccinated. "
Mr. Jha said that's why more children fall ill
More than 2 100 children are hospitalized now, as many a year. "What is behind the large number of children who have been infected is a large number of adults in these communities to be infected," Dr. Jha said. "It should be remembered that children are largely infected adults. And so this is what leads this now, when it comes to schools, if you have infecting children in schools, they'll spread to their friends, is not it? that's what children do. and the reason for the masks, especially in areas of major epidemics, but really, I think all over the country this time, is that we can prevent this. We need to protect children and these are easy ways to do so. Immunizations and masks. "
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Virus expert said that more changes may come
Pfizer CEO said this week it expects more mutations Covid. "Well, it is certainly possible," said Michael Osterholm Virus Expert onGMA3. "I think all we look at the present time should save us a lot of humility because this virus has probably thrown the US curve balls. But right now, for example, with the Delta virus, we see no evidence that actually avoided the immune protection of the individual [vaccinated]. We can certainly see that your protection may disappear over six to eight months, which then come into play with the booster. it's so very very infectives for us "Receives than some people probably are the revolutionary event. These are people that the level of virus they inhaled was so important that it exceeded the protection that the vaccine could provide. Now, remember, these people are still many, many more mild disease, but they are still infected. "
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Dr. Jha said that all this is avoided
Deaths JHA frustrated because "now it is so preventable. Seven, eight months Eight months ago, we had no vaccine widely available. And it was much more understandable. The situation that we are now almost each of these is preventable with a vaccine. We must do better on it. We must do better. "
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How to stay safe out there
Follow public health foundations and help to end this pandemic, no matter where you live-you-shy vaccinated. If you live in an area with low vaccination rates, wear a N95facial maskDo 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 these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid .
