白宫承认无法达成独立日接种目标,福奇称“德尔塔”成应对疫情最大威胁
当地时间6月22日,白宫承认无法达成拜登设下的新冠疫苗接种目标——在7月4日(美国独立日)前为70%的美国成年人接种至少1剂疫苗,并确保1.6亿美国成年人完成2剂疫苗接种。
白宫疫情应对协调员杰弗里·齐恩茨(Jeffrey Zients)表示,美国政府已在30岁及以上的人群中实现了70%的疫苗接种目标,并预计将在7月4日前推广至27岁及以上人群。但他同时承认,实现18岁及以上人群接种率达到70%的目标还需要额外的几周时间。
齐恩茨提到,美国年轻人认为新冠病毒对他们的影响较小,因此接种意愿不强。他表示,美国政府将完善策略,鼓励18岁至27岁的年轻群体接种疫苗,以尽快达成接种目标。
值得注意的是,自4月中旬以来,全美新冠疫苗接种速度持续下降。6月15日至6月21日这一周,美国平均每日接种量仅为58万剂。
The White House confirmed Tuesday that the country will not hit U.S. President Joe Biden's goal of getting 70 percent of American adults to receive at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot by the Fourth of July.
White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients said the administration, instead, has met its 70 percent target for people 30 and older and is on track to hit it for those 27 and older by July 4.
He said U.S. officials are working with state and local leaders to reach younger people.
近几个月来,美国新冠肺炎新增感染、住院和死亡病例数等核心疫情指标显著下降,多地已放松甚至取消了防疫限制措施。
然而,美国有线电视新闻网医学专家、前巴尔的摩市卫生局局长温麒衍日前警告称,要彻底摆脱疫情,美国还有很长的路要走。她表示,目前美国仍有不少地区的疫情很严重,医疗系统仍在超负荷运转。
据美国疾控中心数据,6月21日,全美新增新冠肺炎病例数为7319例。
据美国疾控中心数据,截至6月23日,美国累计确诊新冠病例超3338万例,死亡病例约60万例。
The delta variant of the coronavirus, first discovered in India, is highly contagious and has spread to more than 90 countries and regions, according to the World Health Organization, raising new concerns.
Anthony Fauci, America's leading infectious disease expert, said Tuesday that the delta variant is the greatest threat to the country’s attempt to eliminate COVID-19, accounting for 20 percent of new U.S. infections currently.
But the good news, he added, is that available vaccines are effective against the variant.