With the spread of the Delta variant, the increase in coronavirus cases in the United States has prompted a renewed call for more Americans to be vaccinated.

Top US infectious disease experts warned that with the surge in coronavirus infections, the country will experience more “pain and suffering” in the future, especially in areas where most of the country’s population is still unvaccinated.

In an interview with ABC’s This Week program on Sunday, Dr. Anthony Fauci said that the “outbreak of unvaccinated people” stimulated a sharp increase in the 7-day average of new COVID-19 infections in the United States.

Fauci said: “If you look at the accelerating growth in the number of cases, the situation will get worse. The 7-day average has risen dramatically,” he explained. About 100 million people who are eligible for the COVID-19 jab have not Be vaccinated.

He said: “I don’t think we are seeking lockdown, but we are looking for some pain and suffering in the future because we are seeing an increase in cases, which is why we have said over and over again. Again, the solution to this problem is vaccination. Vaccine, this will not happen.”

What’s New: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Advisor of the White House, told @jonkarl, “Things will get worse” because COVID-19 cases have surged with delta variants.

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According to reports, the COVID-19 vaccine has been on the market in the United States for several months, and 60.4% of adults are considered to have been fully vaccinated. data From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

However, many people are not vaccinated for various reasons, including ideology and Political Views – For weeks, health officials have been desperately calling for people to get vaccinated because Highly infectious Delta variant Is spreading.

According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the 7-day rolling average of daily new cases in the United States rose from 30,887 on July 16 to 77,827 on July 30.

During the same period, the country’s daily 7-day rolling average of the number of new deaths rose from 253 on July 16 to 358 on July 30, although death reports are usually reported several weeks after infection or even after hospitalization. Long time.

With an increase in infections, the CDC last week Respected Fully vaccinated Americans wear masks in indoor public places at COVID-19 hotspots. The agency said that in rare cases, vaccinated people may be infected with the virus and pass it to others.

Rochelle Varensky, director of the CDC, told reporters at a July 27 press conference: “With the Delta variant, it is more urgent than ever to vaccinate more Americans.”

The number of infections in several states in the United States has surged. Among them, Florida has become the epicenter of the new coronavirus in the country and reported the highest total number of new COVID-19 cases in a single day, with 21,683 new infections on Saturday.

Florida now accounts for about one-fifth of all new cases in the country.

Republican Governor Ron DeSantis refused to wear masks and vaccine requirements and worked with state legislatures to restrict the ability of local officials to impose restrictions designed to stop the spread of COVID-19.

DeSantis on Friday banned the school district from requiring students to wear masks when they resume classes next month-this was recommended by the CDC last week.

But the number of Americans vaccinated began to rise after falling for several weeks.

Francis Collins, president of the National Institutes of Health, said on CNN’s State of the Union address on Sunday: “The silver lining is that people are realizing this. This may be a turning point for those who are hesitant.”

Collins said the vaccination rate has increased by 56% in the past two weeks. “If we want to put this Delta variant back in place, this is what urgently needs to happen, because now it has a big party in the middle of the country,” she said.