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We all wantcoronavirusTo disappear, but it has different plans: the new Delta variant leads to an increase in cases, deaths and hospitalizations. And while people compete with mask mandates, they are the non-vaccinated who are most likely to get sick, while the rest of us remains in danger of new variants, experts warn. What is your safety? Michael Osterholm, epidemiologist, Professor of the Regents and Director of the University of Minnesota Infectious and Political Disease Center, appeared onJoe of the morningwith a warning for all of us. Read on five life-saving tips - and to ensure your health and health of others, do not miss these Sure sign that you have "Long" Covid and may even know.

"We are clearly in an area of ​​uncertainty, but I would like, I think that adding context to a lot of comments people are worried, we need to getvaccinated Now, for the fall, "said Osterholm." We see cases increase considerably in the 50 states, surely less in the Midwest and the Upper Northeast, but we actually find 42 states that had an increase in More than one hundred hundred in the last two weeks. This variant is a bad bad virus. There are a thousand times more virus produces when someone is infected. It is clearly much more infectious than the previous strains and is A virus that will find you if you are not vaccinated. We have to tell people, you can not wait for the clock thereof. "

"It's not going to leave," osterholm said. "Our job is to control the best we can. I know that people are concerned about the development of the variant here in the United States, among the United States, but simply put this in context. There are 6.4 billion people living in a low and middle income of countries that have virtually no access to the vaccine at all now. We see what is ravaging viruses around the world. And every time we see one of These horrible situations, we obviously think of the number of sick and dying people. I am also thinking about the number of new variants that turn from this very situation. Delta is the worst that we have seen so far, but it hardly means that C 'Is the last we're going to see. "

"It's not such that you know, one day I can say, Well, I avoided it. This virus will finally find you. You have the choice: to be vaccinated and be widely protected or not to be vaccinated And do not be vaccinated and run the risk of being hospitalized in intensive care or even die. And even finally, but not the least, because we can not vaccinate our children right now. You want to bubble these children as much as you Can. Do not bring the virus. And in fact, one of your children, I know personal experiences where adults have brought the house, their children have been infected and they become seriously sick. You do not want it to happen to happen . Be vaccinated. "

"The epidemiology of this virus in children - in other words, the way it is transmitted, which is infected, how many people have been infected - has really changed since the beginning of the pandemic," osterholm said. "If we were sitting here, having this conversation a year ago today, we would have said that the children are very rarely infected, or if they do, they do not fall rarely sick and they did not almost never spread to anyone else. " Now: "We see a widespread transmission to and by children. And if many recommendations, even the recommendation of the CDC school openings are not obsolete and, not useful because we now know that the Delta variant can, in fact, cause more disease in children. Look at the number of epidemics reported in summer camps that are currently occurring. We can see a major major increase in cases. "

"We can not be swept in a false sense of security," warns the expert from the virus. "Very few people in the media wanted to face a bad story about it and what was happening with the delta in other parts of the world and what it would mean when it came here. Throughout D 'A celebration, you know, on July 4, we fundamentally celebrated Covid. I think people now realize that it was a premature celebration. And even to the extent that some of the scientific experts of the media said, It's going to be a seasonal disease, the fallen winter will jump in the summer. Well, watch, what he does right now does not jump in summer. This virus will do what it will do. "

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We still have 100 million people who need to be vaccinated. "And so I think the challenge is, we can not let this virus freeze in inaction and the lack of life everyday. At the same time, we must understand that he will not disappear soon. And if you are in the places now, such as in the South, you really see the worst days of the pandemic so far. And I think the summer is over, we will see other parts of the country where it is going to happen too. You're vaccinated as soon as possible and protect your life and the lives of others, do not visit these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.