The General Surgeon has just warned Americans on the new Covid strain
A "more contagious" COVID can come to our shores. Here's how to avoid it.
A new more contagious pressure of coronavirus has been discovered in the United Kingdom, which runs in London to enter a restrictive level 4 rental just before Christmas. With this strain without doubt on our shores soon, theGeneral surgeonUnited States, Mr. Jerome Adams, was askedFace the nationHow we can stay safe and survive the pandemic, especially with the holiday season to come. Read to hear his words of advice - as well as his taking on the reason why Trump has not been vaccinated - and to ensure your health and health of others, do not miss these Without signs that you have already had coronavirus.
Dr. Adams said that many things are still unknown to the new Covid mutation
"It's very important that people know that viruses mutied all the time," he told Margaret Brennan. "And that does not mean that this virus is more dangerous. We do not even know if it's really more contagious and no more contagious or not, or if it was a strain involved in a superpander event in this Moment, we intervened no indication that it will hurt our ability to continue vaccinating people or is more dangerous or mortal than strains that are currently exposed. "
Former general surgeonVivek mourthy, which will be the new senuries of the President elected Joe Biden, agreed on an appearance onMeet the press. "This news from the U.K. Seems to be on a new strain of more communicable virus, more contagious than the virus we have seen before that," Murthy said. "Although it seems to be more communicable, we have no evidence that it is a more murderous virus to a person who acquires him."
Dr. Adams says that the new mutation should make you very vigilant to keep safe
"The most relevant point is that it does not change what we tell you," Adams said. "It further strengthens the fact that we need to wash your hands, carry our lots of mask, keep your distances, keep our collection of small households because if it is a more contagious mutation, so that means that we must be much more vigilant while we are waiting to be vaccinated. "
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Dr. Adams says that the distribution of vaccines will accelerate
Despite some misinformation sent to the United States to know who gets what when: "I'm absolutely expecting the rhythm has picked up - something I said to all people is that it will be the project The most difficult vaccination of all time, "he said Brennan. "Then the American people should be hope, uh, on vaccines, but we must also remain vigilant ... there is what we will actually allocate, there is what is delivered. And then there is this who is really put in the arms of people. "
Dr. Adams says we have to convince the African-American community that the vaccine is safe
According to the Kaiser Foundation, "35% of black adults say definitely or probably would probably not be vaccinated. How will you persuade the black community in the throws of this crisis to overcome that?" Brennan asked.
"I am a general surgeon in the United States, but I'm making no mistake: I'm an African-American. I grew up poor black, rural. I know that well before Covid, there were many diseases, hypertension, cancer, diabetes, which were pupils of color communities. And Covid has just unveiled these disparities that have existed for a long time. I have already talked about the history of the abuse of communities, color, Tuskegee's experiences, the terrible treatment of Henrietta lacks, and his family and how they just took his cells without his permission. We must understand that this mistrust comes from a real place. This really comes from my office - several overall overall surgeons for 40 years, Tuskegee studies where treatment has been refused to black men. And I go to their pictures every day when I go to my office. So you believe me, this legacy is important for me and help restore this confidence is important. "
Dr. Adams said he "walked the conversation" and was vaccinated
"We had a lot of people involved in the journal and actually a participant in the study of color. And what I mean to people most of everything is: I walked the speech. I got up on Friday . I feel really great. You know well. You know, my mother-in-law and my mother look at and they asked me all weekends, how do you feel? I feel good. And I hope people Will get the vaccine based on information they have trusted resources, because it's ok to have questions. What's wrong, it's to make bad health decisions based on misinformation. "
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Dr. Faisci tried to explain why the president has not been vaccinated yet
"From a scientific point of view? I remind people that the president had COVID in the last 90 days, he received the monoclonal antibodies," said Dr. Adams. "And it's actually a scenario where we say to people, you should be able to remember the vaccine, talk to your health provider for the right time." As for why the president will not get the punch to stimulate the others to do the same, Dr. Adams said, "I refer you to the White House. I can only speak for me. I arrived vaccinated. The Vice President has been vaccinated and many Republicans look at it and sees it vaccinated. And I hope people will talk to their trusted health providers and get the information they need to make a suitable choice to help us reopen our economy and return to normal and save lives. "
How to survive this pandemic
As for yourself, follow his fundamental principles and help put an end to this thrust, no matter where you live-wear a facial mask, the social distance, avoid the big crowds, do not go inside with people you do not fit (especially in the bars), practice good hand hygiene and protect your life and the lives of others, do not visit these 35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.