THE Been Cavid-19 is here, with the data from the centers for disease control and prevention showing increases in a large part of the country.
In its latest report, the CDC said that the number of cases is now increasing or probably increased in at least 26 states and in Washington, emergency visits to DC COVID for young children have also been the highest since March, according to data.
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CBS News chief medical correspondent, Dr. Jon Lapok, told “CBS Mornings” on Monday.
“We now know that there is a winter peak and that there is a summer peak,” he said. “And every year, I looked at the number of deaths last night, the number of hospitalizations, gradually decreases each season. It is therefore the good news.”
But people should not ignore the increases, he added.
“If this strikes you, especially for the vulnerable, and we are talking about very young children under the age of 4, the elderly, immunocompromised people – there are millions of people who are immunocompromised there – they can really fall sick,” said Lapook.
New variants covored Nimbus and Stratus
The latest coated variants, nicknamed Nimbus and Stratus, are “no more deadly” than Previous variantsSaid LaPook.
Data on previous variants, as NB.1.8.1 Earlier this year, for example, did not show more serious illness compared to previous variants. Symptoms were generally similar to those observed in previous strains, including respiratory problems such as cough and throat ailments, as well as systemic problems such as fever and fatigue.
“Vaccines made for this season cover current variants, so it’s good news,” said Lapook. “I think the main thing here is: don’t be jaded. It’s summer, people have all kinds of things. Be careful.”
Do I have a cocovated vaccination booster?
Although the CDC website always indicates that the COVVI-19 vaccine helps you protect yourself from “serious illnesses, hospitalization and death”, there have been changes in the recommendations.
Lapok admits that we are in a somewhat strange period at the moment because the CDC has different vaccine recommendations that many of the main health organizations and companies.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, for example, says that the speakers should be vaccinated.
“Because the baby … Before they can get a shot, they really count on the mother’s immunity – the mother has antibodies, goes through the placenta, then the baby has a certain protection,” said Lapook.
Secretary of Health and Social Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “said it was now a shared decision -making,” said Lapok. “So, it means that going to talk to your clinician, which is always a good idea, but it’s a bit of a recommendation different from that of saying:” Go ahead. “”
The CDC also recommends now a “shared clinical decision-making” for giving healthy children the COVVI-19 vaccine. Although the agency currently recommends that most adults aged 18 and more receive a COVVI-19 vaccine from 2024-2025, it is particularly important if you are 65 and over, at high risk of severe COVID-19 or if you have never received a COVVI-19 shooting.
Where COVID-19 cases increase
COVID-19 cases develop in these states, according to the CDC:
- Arkansa
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
Where COVID-19 cases probably increase
The CDC claims that COVVI-19 cases are probably developing in the following places:
- Down
- California
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- New Jersey
- new York
- Oklahola
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Wisconsin
