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August 16, 2021

Andrew Campbell 

Dr. Francis Collins, National Institutes of Health Director, appeared on "Fox News Sunday" on August 15th to discuss the most recent guidance, declaring the very steeply growing, with no sign of spreading the virus current trends and current levels of vaccination. As of 13 August, 140,144 new diseases and a 7-day moving average of 119,523 cases were reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The delta version thus becomes so contagious as to exceed 200 000 cases of coronaviral infection per day within the next weeks, according to Dr. Collins.

The United States reported 36,663,707 cases, and 621,595 deaths since the onset of the pandemic, which has become world-leading in both classes, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University (UH). Sadly, 90 million Americans remain unvaccinated, and are therefore vulnerable to highly infectious Delta variants. The fourth wave of the coronavirus has recently been reported to show a daily average of over 129,000 new cases. Since the beginning of July this represents an increase of over 700 percent.

While coronavirus cases continue to rise in the United States, primarily among the unvaccinated, the FDA has approved booster shots for some people, and more employers are requiring vaccination as a condition of returning to work. Seven states have reportedly banned school mask mandates, which require these children to wear masks while at school. According to the NIH Director, children are also in grave danger and must be protected in any way possible while also attempting to keep everyone else safe.