Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Friday that the US could soon be hit by a spike in COVID-19 cases – even though the country has administered more vaccination shots than any other country.
The recent plateau of post-holiday record high rate cases is actually a sign that Americans need to hide and brace for a new potential boom in infections, Fauci said while referring to past data trends about it at a White House press conference. coronavirus.
“We have just experienced the worst wave recently,” said Fauci. The problem is that we are starting to level off. That plateau is about 60,000 to 70,000 cases per day. Having that much viral activity on a plateau almost always means you are at risk for another spike.
“Many countries in Europe have seen just that – the number of cases has increased by 9 percent over the past week, something we desperately want to avoid,” he added.
In contrast, when coronavirus cases leveled off after the first wave of infections last spring, the national daily caseload was about a third of what it is today, he said.
“Many of us will remember very, very vividly – at the end of winter and the beginning of spring – that we had a wave dominated by the New York metropolitan area. After the wave, we arrived at a baseline of about 20,000 cases per day. That’s a relatively high baseline, ”he said.
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He warned that even despite optimism about federal plans to have all Americans vaccinated by May, it is crucial to continue fighting the virus with masks, social detachment, and hand washing.
Meanwhile, White House officials reported that nearly 55 percent of Americans 65 and older have received at least one vaccination in the US.
According to Andy Slavitt, the White House senior adviser to the COVID-19 Response Team, a total of 82 million people – more than any other country – have been vaccinated in the US.