Dr. Faisci has just said that he was worried about Covid in these 2 states
Chief Councilor White House Covid says new variants in both places are concerning.
TheSpread variants Covid-19 highly transmissible across the United States has yet put another obstacle in the way of the end of the pandemic. And as health experts continue to express concernVaccines can not be as effective Against some of these newly discovered strains, some fear that some areas could see new outbreaks. This includes the chief medical advisor White HouseAnthony FauciMD, who saidHe is concerned about the developments Covid California and New York. Read ahead to see why he is so concerned about these places and for more then what else might be in the pandemic, discoverThat's when we can expect the next Covid surge, say experts.
Fauci says new variants could be why national cases have steadily declined.
During an interview on the CBSFace the nation On 28 February, Fauci was asked aboutIts concerns about the recent change of new cases trajectory CovidAfter a national décligne weeks, was broken last week. "This could certainly be because we have in California and New York worrying variants," he explained.
He then called the sharp drop in cases in recent weeks "encouraging," but that "in the last days, it is a bit off about 70,000 and it lingered for a day or two. It ' is respect because the thing we do not want is that it has a plateau at 70,000 per day. this is exactly the thing that occurred during previous interrogations, "he warned. However, more recently,The new cases daily Covid took Once again to 50,000, disease control centers and Prevention (CDC). And for more advice Fauci, checkDr. Faisci just said when you can see other people after being vaccinated.
Experts have warned vaccine effectiveness against the variant of New York.
Fauci has already expressed its concern on the variant of New York-officially known as the B.1.526-During an appearance on CNN 25 February. He warned the hostChris cuomo that the newly discovered strain had "some disturbing changes" and that "this is something you really need to be careful."
But he was not alone in his concerns about the new variant. Fauci after appearing onFace the nation,Scott GottliebMD, former US Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA), echoed the warnings. "We are more worried about the strain of New York, because it can pierce a prior immunity and vaccines may be less effective against this," he said, before clarifying that the information was "still very speculative ". And for more information on the changes of potential future directions, checkThe CDC is about to relax these restrictions Covid, Fauci said.
The mixture of new variants could create a big problem for California.
While California may finally see cases drop after a devastating surge that madethe epicenter of the pandemic For a time, Fauci is always concerned with other problems could lead to something else. In the 23 February. Interview withThe Los Angeles Times,He warned that the variant U.K.-whohas been reported in the state-Coulez you create a "contest of survival-of-the-pittest" with other variants of the local California, allowing better strain to evade vaccines to continue to spread. And for more COVID news, delivered directly to your inbox,Sign up for our daily newsletter.
Fauci still believes that vaccinations can help stop the spread of new variants.
But the chief medical adviser to PresidentJoe BidenIt remains optimistic that the challenges presented by the new variants do not mean that we should give up hope. "We do not know if [vaccines] work directly against that, but it's the point you want to spend on people. Even if this vaccine is not directly accompanied to a variant that could happen ... [ With] the higher level of protection against the original, there is a variant protection coaster, "said Fauci in Cuomo.
"Continue to do the public health measures and get as many people vaccinated as you can eventually," he finished to advise. "All you throw you about a mutant will be countered by vaccinated people." And for more information when we may be able to put the coronavirus behind us, consultIt is at this moment that the Pandemic of Covid will be completely over, say experts.