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The U.S. Supreme Court justices said the injunction was beyond the authority of the Biden administration.

In addition, they ruled that a more limited vaccine mandate should be imposed on staff at government-funded healthcare facilities.

The Biden administration says the mandates will help fight the pandemic.

U.S. President Joe Biden, whose approval ratings have been declining, expressed dismay at the Supreme Court's decision to "block common-sense lifesaving demands on employees."

He added: "I call on business leaders to immediately join those businesses that have already taken action, including one-third of Fortune 100 companies, in developing vaccination requirements to protect their people, customers and communities."

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed the Supreme Court's decision, saying the vaccine mandate "would further damage the economy."

"We are proud that the Supreme Court did not back down," he said in a statement. "There is no injunction!"

The Biden administration's workplace vaccine mandate requires employees to get vaccinated against the new coronavirus, or wear masks and get tested for the virus at their own expense every week.

This applies to workplaces with at least 100 employees, affecting about 84 million employees, and is enforced by employers.

The Biden administration says the mandates will help fight the pandemic.
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The Biden administration says the mandates will help fight the pandemic.

Opponents, including several Republican states and some business groups, say the Biden administration has overstepped its authority on the demands. The requirements were introduced last November, prompting immediate legal challenges.

The justices agreed in a 6-3 vote, saying workplace safety rules for large employers are too broad and should not be covered by the Department of Labor's Occupational Health and Safety Administration. Administration) to manage workplace safety.

"Coronavirus can and does spread in homes, schools, during sporting events, and wherever people gather," the Supreme Court's majority wrote.

"This pervasive risk is no different from everyday dangers like crime, air pollution or any infectious disease."

"This is not an 'everyday exercise of federal power,'" they added, "rather, it is a grave violation of the lives and health of a large number of employees."

U.S. drugmaker Moderna said on April 28 that it had submitted an application in the U.S. for approval of its COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years old. This is the last age group in the United States and many other countries that cannot be vaccinated. The application must now be reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Moderna's French CEO Stéphane Bancel said in a press release:

"[Dieser Impfstoff] will be able to safely protect these children from SARS-CoV-2, which is very important in our ongoing fight against COVID-19 and will be especially popular with parents."

According to Moderna, the vaccine was 51 percent effective against symptomatic infections for infants 6 months to under 2 years old and 37 percent for children 2 to 5 years old. The dose of the vaccine for infants and young children will be reduced to 25 micrograms per injection (100 micrograms for adults). Additionally, two doses should be given.

The company said the application will be fully filed next week, noting that similar applications are "in progress" with other regulators around the world. In the U.S., Moderna's vaccine is only approved for people over the age of 18. Rival Pfizer is also said to soon submit an application to approve its vaccine for children aged 6 months to under 6 years old. However, the timeline was pushed back due to initially disappointing results, prompting the company to decide to test an initial three-dose series instead of just two.

It has been four months since the United States began vaccinating on December 20 last year. How is the epidemic in the United States today? How safe and effective are vaccines in the real world? What are the key contributions of Chinese scientists in the development of vaccines in the United States?

Based on more than 20 years of experience in new drug development and clinical research in the United States, the author will briefly describe them one by one as follows.

1. Current status of vaccine use in the United States

As of today (May 1), the United States has injected 159.8 million doses of Pfizer's vaccine, 130.9 million doses of Moderna's vaccine, and more than 18 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine. doubled the projected target. [1]

More than 80% of people over 65 have received at least one dose, and nearly 70% have been fully vaccinated.

The 18-29-year-old group has just opened for three weeks of vaccination, and currently 34.2% have received at least one dose, and 18.5% have been fully vaccinated.

A Phase 3 clinical trial of Pfizer's vaccine in adolescents (12-15 years old) had interim results last month and was nearly 100% effective in 2,260 people. The FDA is expected to approve the Pfizer vaccine for use in the adolescent population soon.

Clinical trials in children aged 6 months to 12 years are underway, with results expected by the end of the year.

Proportion of U.S. population by age group who have received at least one dose of vaccine
Proportion of U.S. population by age group who have received at least one dose of vaccine

2. U.S. Vaccine Real World Study Safety and Efficacy Data

(1) Real-world security tracking results:

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released a safety summary report on the first 22 million people in the United States to receive the new crown vaccine on January 27. The safety data after mass injection of the vaccine are consistent with the results obtained during the clinical study. All those who developed allergic reactions were successfully treated with no other serious problems. [2]

(2) Real-world effectiveness data of Pfizer’s vaccine in Israel:

Between December 20, 2020, and February 1, 2021, 596,618 people in Israel received the Pfizer vaccine. The Israeli health department matched the unvaccinated controls in a 1:1 ratio based on the population's area of ​​residence, age, health status, and other characteristics. The results showed that among the nearly 600,000 people who received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine, there was a 94% reduction in symptomatic infections; an 87% reduction in related hospitalizations; a 92% reduction in severe cases; and no deaths from related infections. [3]

The effectiveness of large-scale vaccine injections in the real world in Israel is highly consistent with the results of Phase III clinical trials in the United States, showing surprising effects. The results of this study have strengthened the confidence of countries in the world to promote vaccine injection.

(3) Real-world data of mRNA vaccines in the United States:

On April 2, the CDC released an interim report on a study of the real-world effectiveness of two mRNA vaccines, including protection against asymptomatic infections, in the U.S. on the front lines of the pandemic.

Complete immunity (≥14 days after second dose) against SARS-CoV-2 viral infection (symptomatic + asymptomatic) is 90% effective
Partial immunization (≥14 days after the first dose to before the second dose) is also up to 80% more effective (symptomatic + asymptomatic)
This result demonstrates that mRNA vaccines are effective in preventing real-world SARS-CoV-2 virus infection

On April 28, the CDC reported that after full immunization, hospitalizations for people over 65 were reduced by 94 percent. [4]

(4) Will the infection still occur after complete vaccination?

The infection after vaccination is called the "breakthrough infection" of the new crown vaccine, that is, the virus breaks through the immune protection induced by the vaccine. CDC updates data on "breakthrough infections" in a timely manner. As of April 26, 9,245 "breakthrough infections" had occurred among the more than 95 million vaccinated people in the United States. The incidence is 9,245/95,000,000 = 0.01%.

According to a report from the New York Times quoted by Russian TV today (RT) on the 8th, people familiar with the matter said that the US multinational company Johnson & Johnson had suspended the new crown vaccine at the end of last year as the US federal government and health officials vigorously promoted vaccination. production.

While the shutdown is said to be temporary, the Covid-19 vaccine production plant in the Dutch city of Leiden has apparently shifted its focus to producing a potentially more profitable vaccine against an unrelated virus, according to reports.

Unlike Pfizer and Moderna's Covid-19 vaccines, which require at least two shots, J&J's Covid-19 vaccine requires only one shot.

It's unclear if the shutdown has affected vaccine supplies, as the company still has stocks in stock. However, one of the people familiar with the matter said that the suspension of production could mean hundreds of millions of fewer doses of the new crown vaccine overall. According to the New York Times, other factories have also been passively used to produce a new crown vaccine, but either have not yet been put into use or have not yet received regulatory approval.

Inside J&J's executive branch, the decision to suspend production at the Leiden plant has sparked fears that it will undermine the company's ability to deliver on its promise to deliver vaccines to developing countries.

Ayoade Alakija, head of the African Union's African Vaccine Delivery Alliance, said, "It is not yet time to change any production lines because the lives of people in developing countries are at stake."

The New York Times reported that Johnson & Johnson's new crown vaccine fell out of favor in the United States and other rich countries, in part because it was linked to a rare but dangerous blood clotting condition. Some studies have found that, in some respects, it is less potent than the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

But poorer countries still rely on Johnson & Johnson's vaccine, which does not require ultra-cold refrigeration. With a two-needle regimen, it could provide strong and lasting protection against severe disease for various SARS-CoV-2 variants, including Omicron. As a single shot, the vaccine is less expensive and relatively easy to provide to people who have difficulty accessing the vaccine.

"In many low- and middle-income countries, our vaccines are the most important and sometimes It's the only option."

As recently as last summer, Johnson & Johnson had expected to provide 1 billion doses of the new crown vaccine in all of 2021. But the company fell short of that goal and by a huge margin, delivering only about 400 million doses, according to a person familiar with the company's vaccine production.

The Dutch factory has been producing an experimental vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to be used in clinical trials in the elderly in wealthy countries since production of the Covid-19 vaccine was halted late last year, according to people familiar with the matter. Even if it proves to be effective, the vaccine is not expected to be available for several years.

The number of confirmed diagnoses in the United States continues to decline. Many Democratic state governments believe that the peak of the epidemic has passed, and decide to relax the mask regulations. Masks are not required to be worn indoors or on campus. However, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that hospital admissions and mortality rates are still high. , it is not yet time for the country to loosen its restrictions.

After the peak of the epidemic caused by the mutant virus Omicron (Omicron), the number of confirmed cases in the United States has gradually declined, and several states governed by the Democratic Party have announced in recent days that they will lift the mandatory wearing of masks.

Whether it is mandatory to wear masks is still a controversial issue in the United States, and there is no uniform regulation across the country. Many Democratic-run states have issued orders to wear masks, while many Republican-conservative states, such as Texas and Florida, do not have mandatory mask orders or have already repealed the relevant regulations.

According to official statistics, there have been an average daily increase of 230,000 confirmed cases of new crowns in the United States in the past seven days, a sharp drop of 47% from the previous week. In view of this, many Democratic-run state governments in the United States announced that they will soon relax the mask regulations. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday (February 9) that he will lift the requirement to wear masks in public places, although masks will still be required in schools.

Earlier, California Governor Gavin Newsom, who is also a Democrat, also announced on the 7th that people who have been vaccinated will no longer be required to wear masks indoors from the 15th, but those who have not been vaccinated must continue to wear masks. .

In addition, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has also announced that masks will not be required in schools starting March 7. "It's not a declaration of victory, it's an acknowledgment that we can live with this [pandemic] responsibly," Murphy said.

Subsequently, Democratic governors including Connecticut, Delaware and Oregon each announced that they would end the requirement to wear masks in schools.

The U.S. federal government agency recently estimated based on long-term data trends that since the beginning of 2020, the total number of deaths in the United States has exceeded normal expectations by 987,000. According to the report, the cause of the deaths of these so-called "excess deaths" is "related to the new crown epidemic." Among the nearly one million "excess deaths", the vast majority died of infection with the new crown virus, and a small number of them died from the negative effects of the epidemic, such as difficulty in seeing a doctor and lack of timely treatment.

The "Wall Street Journal" commented that up to now, the proportion of deaths from the new crown in the total population of the United States has been equal to the proportion of Americans killed in World War II in the total population at that time, and the time it took for the new crown epidemic to cause such serious losses was much shorter than World War II. . In the war that year, most of the dead were young people, while in the new crown epidemic, most of the dead were the elderly. Among the nearly one million "excess deaths", about 700,000 are people over the age of 65, and another 140,000 are people aged 25-54 in the "golden working age". An authoritative research report cited by the newspaper showed that in the United States, a person who died of the epidemic affects an average of 9 relatives. In addition, the number of homicides and deaths from drug overdose in the United States has increased during the epidemic, which has also caused great pain to society.

According to data from job search websites such as LinkedIn, working mothers, ethnic minorities and other groups are the most affected groups in the "wave of departures" in the United States brought about by the epidemic in 2020. While more and more women have returned to the workforce, millions of women still have not.

According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 16:00 EST on January 31, there were 280,225 new confirmed cases of new crowns and 1,292 new deaths in the United States within 24 hours, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 75.83 million. The cumulative number

Why is the U.S. death toll from Covid-19 still climbing in the face of the milder Omicron variant? Why is the death rate of the new crown in the United States far higher than that of other western developed countries?
On the east coast of the United States, the peak of the outbreak of the Omicron variant has apparently passed, and the daily number of new infections has fallen back below last winter's levels. Several states have announced that they have lifted the requirement to wear masks in indoor public places. In the southern and western regions of the United States, although the number of new cases is still at a fairly high level, it is no longer showing an explosive growth trend.

Worryingly, however, the death toll from the new coronavirus is staggeringly high, with about 2,500 people dying from the virus or dying with the virus every day across the country. In the past two years, the cumulative number of deaths from new crowns in the United States has reached 920,000. At the current rate, in just over a month, the number of deaths from the new crown in the United States will exceed the 1 million mark.
Many believe that the Omicron variant is relatively milder, so the death toll doesn't skyrocket with the surge in infections. However, the fact is that the number of people who have died of the Omicron variant has been higher than that of the Delta variant. Even compared to last winter, when vaccinations were not widely rolled out, the daily number of new deaths is now only a third lower. Calculated in proportion to the population, the United States has the highest cumulative number of deaths from the new crown in the developed Western world: nearly 3,000 per 1 million inhabitants. For comparison: Belgium and the UK have nearly 2,500, France around 2,000, and Sweden and Germany around 1,500. In Australia, which has implemented strict epidemic prevention measures for a long time, there are fewer than 200.

Judging from the growth curve, about half of the new crown deaths in the United States occurred after Trump stepped down, so the death rate ranking first in Western countries cannot simply be blamed on former President Trump’s improper epidemic prevention.
At present, the vaccination rate and booster vaccination rate in the United States are relatively low. Only 64% of the country's population has completed the new crown vaccination, and only 27% of the population has received a booster shot. By comparison, Germany has already had 75% of the population vaccinated and 55% vaccinated with a booster shot. Among high-risk Americans over the age of 65, 11% are still unvaccinated, and 42% have not yet received a booster shot. Similar to other developed countries, these people are not vaccinated because of lack of access to vaccines, but because of their rejection of vaccines.

In addition, there is also a national situation with American characteristics that also played a big role: the country's high obesity rate and diabetes prevalence. A large percentage of hospitalized COVID-19 patients have obesity or diabetes. There are about 37 million diabetic patients in the United States, accounting for about one-tenth of the total population, ranking first in the western developed countries.

Statistics show that the lower-income people are, the more they reject vaccines; moreover, the diets of low-income people are relatively unhealthy. New crown hospitalized patients with underlying diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and obesity have a much higher mortality rate than other patients.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the latest COVID-19 vaccination data on February 7, 2022, showing that more than 75% of people in the United States have received at least one dose of the vaccine. In addition, the agency's data tracker shows that 90 million people have received a COVID-19 booster shot, and more than half of children age 5 and older have been fully vaccinated.

The CDC has a COVID-19 data tracking website with a tab for statistics on vaccine doses. The agency posted a simple infographic on Twitter with key details from its latest data update, announcing that 64.1% of people in the U.S. are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Additionally, 75.7% of Americans have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, which equates to 251.2 million people.

It is reported that the number of people fully vaccinated reached 212.9 million, while 90 million people have also received booster shots. The CDC's data tracker, which breaks down the numbers in more detail, shows that 95 percent of people 65 and older received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The percentages of all age groups eligible for vaccination were high; if looking at people 5 years and older, 80.4% had at least one dose of the vaccine, while 68.2% had been fully vaccinated. If you just look at the 18+ age group, the numbers climb a bit, with 74.4% fully vaccinated overall, bringing the U.S. extremely close to the three-quarters milestone -- at least when it comes to adults.

Notably, according to the CDC's COVID-19 Data Tracker, a person is "fully vaccinated" if they have received either two doses of the mRNA vaccine or a single dose of the vaccine. These numbers do not take into account whether someone has received a booster shot, which improves protection against the virus but only for a minimum period of time after the initial shot.

On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the emergency use authorization for Pfizer's new crown vaccine booster shot, officially including 12 to 15-year-old children in the United States.

At the same time, the FDA also shortened the interval between booster shots for people over 12 years old from "6 months after the first injection" to "5 months after the first injection"; and authorized certain immunocompromised 5 to 11 years old. Children get the third dose of the new crown vaccine.

"During the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA's need to adapt rapidly to the evolving virus means making informed decisions using the best science available," FDA Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock said in a statement. , while taking into account the health and safety of the American public. In the current wave of transmission of the Omicron variant strain, we must continue to take effective preventive measures, including vaccination and booster shots, wearing masks and maintaining social distancing.”

Peter Marks, director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said that the agency's update to expand the scope of the vaccine's authorization is based on a review of clinical trial data submitted by Ruihui and real country data in Israel, as well as multiple laboratory tests. Decisions made by peer review.

"Based on the FDA's assessment of currently available data, the current authorized vaccine booster dose may help provide better protection against Delta and Omicron variant strains," Marks said. Considering that the Omicron variant strain appears to be resistant to the current vaccine standard dose The levels of antibodies produced are more resistant, and the FDA has expanded the scope of booster shots and shortened the interval between doses to help protect the youngest and most vulnerable populations."

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), half of the nation’s 12- to 15-year-olds (about 8.7 million) are now fully vaccinated, and 5 million of them have been 5 months away from their first vaccination, which means that They are now eligible for booster shots.

According to the regulations, the FDA's authorization also needs to be approved by the CDC before it can take effect. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky is expected to approve the authorization this week.

These doses are the remaining part of the 80 million President Biden pledged to allocate by the end of June

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing the distribution list for 55 million of the 80 million doses of America’s own vaccine supply President Biden has pledged to allocate by the end of June in service of ending the pandemic globally. As we continue to fight the COVID-19 pandemic at home and work to end the pandemic worldwide, President Biden has promised that the United States will be an arsenal of vaccines for the world. Part of that plan is donating vaccine from our domestic supply, and the President has pledged 80 million doses to be allocated by the end of June. Earlier this month, the Administration announced the plan for the first 25 million doses that we have begun shipping, and today’s announcement completes the list for the remaining 55 million doses. For all of these doses, those most at risk, such as health care workers, should be prioritized, based on national vaccine plans.

In addition to sharing doses from our own vaccine supply, the Biden-Harris Administration is also committed to working with our U.S. manufacturers to produce more vaccine to share with the world. To that end, ahead of the G7, President Biden announced that the U.S. will purchase half a billion Pfizer doses and donate them to 92 low- and lower middle-income countries and members of the African Union. In total, the G7+ agreed to provide an additional more than 1 billion doses starting summer 2021. In addition, the U.S. is committed to expanding local production of vaccines, and through our Quad partnership and the International Development Finance Corporation’s support for vaccine manufacturing, more than 1 billion doses will be produced in Africa and India in 2021 and 2022. This vaccine strategy is a vital component of our overall global effort to lead the world in the fight to defeat COVID-19 and to achieve global health security.

For these 80 million doses, the U.S. will share 75% through COVAX and 25% will be targeted to help deal with surges around the world. Our goals are to increase global COVID-19 vaccination coverage, prepare for surges and prioritize healthcare workers and other vulnerable populations based on public health data and acknowledged best practice, and help our neighbors and other countries in need. And, as we have previously stated, the United States will not use its vaccines to secure favors from other countries.

Based on this framework and pending legal and regulatory approvals, the allocation plan for these 55 million doses will be as follows:

Approximately 41 million will be shared through COVAX, with the following allocations:
Approximately 14 million for Latin America and the Caribbean to the following: Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Haiti, and other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries, Dominican Republic, Panama, and Costa Rica.
Approximately 16 million for Asia to the following: India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Maldives, Bhutan, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, Cambodia, and the Pacific Islands.
Approximately 10 million for Africa to be shared with countries that will be selected in coordination with the African Union.
Approximately 14 million – or 25% of these 55 million vaccines – will be shared with regional priorities and other recipients, such as: Colombia, Argentina, Haiti, other CARICOM countries, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Panama, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Cabo Verde, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, Tunisia, Oman, West Bank and Gaza, Ukraine, Kosovo, Georgia, Moldova, and Bosnia.

According to the Associated Press report on November 13, local time, 27 U.S. Air Forces were fired for failing to comply with the U.S. government's new crown vaccination regulations. US Air Force spokesperson Ann Stefanek said that this is the first batch of servicemen to be fired for not obeying orders to vaccinate.
According to regulations, the US Air Force has long required its troops to be vaccinated before November 2. The latest internal data show that more than 1,000 air forces have refused to vaccinate, and more than 4,700 air forces have also sought religious exemptions instead of being vaccinated.
For these data, some military officers expressed concern. However, so far, only the Air Force has had so many protests in the face of being required to be vaccinated. Of course, these resistances will cause unvaccinated soldiers to be dismissed.
According to the Associated Press report on November 13, local time, 27 U.S. Air Forces were fired for failing to comply with the U.S. government's new crown vaccination regulations. US Air Force spokesperson Ann Stefanek said that this is the first batch of servicemen to be fired for not obeying orders to vaccinate.
According to regulations, the US Air Force has long required its troops to be vaccinated before November 2. The latest internal data show that more than 1,000 air forces have refused to vaccinate, and more than 4,700 air forces have also sought religious exemptions instead of being vaccinated.
For these data, some military officers expressed concern. However, so far, only the Air Force has had so many protests in the face of being required to be vaccinated. Of course, these resistances will cause unvaccinated soldiers to be dismissed.
For the 27 air force dismissed, Spokesperson Stefanek pointed out that they are relatively young and lower-level personnel, and it is now their first period of service. When refusing to be vaccinated, all 27 Air Forces did not seek exemptions of any kind, including medical, administrative or religious exemptions. It is possible that these dismissed air forces have records of other violations, but the refusal to be vaccinated is one of the reasons why everyone was dismissed.
In addition, although the Air Force did not disclose the type of dismissal of these 27 people, Congress is passing legislation to restrict the military from granting soldiers honorable retirement or general retirement under honorable conditions when they refuse to be vaccinated.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunday that at least 15 states have found confirmed cases of the latest variant of Omicron, but the nation’s confirmed cases of the variant Delta still account for the majority. In Europe, the number of cases of Omicron variants has increased. In the past 7 days in France, more than 42,000 new cases have been diagnosed in a single day, indicating that the fifth wave of the epidemic is accelerating.

Reuters reported that the Omicron variant of the new coronavirus has spread to more than ten states in the United States, accounting for one-third of the states. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Valensky said on Sunday that he is paying close attention to the development of the Omicron epidemic. As there are suspected cases every day, it is believed that related cases will increase day by day. However, she pointed out that the Delta variant virus still accounts for the majority of infections nationwide. .

She said that the number of newly diagnosed cases in the United States in a single day ranged from 90,000 to 100,000, of which 99.9% were still patients infected with the Delta variant, and there were about dozens of cases infected with Omicron.

However, in an interview with CNN on Sunday, the White House epidemic prevention consultant Fauci said: "So far, it seems that Omicron is not very serious." But he said that it is too early to make a conclusion and more needs to be made. Explore further.

According to Reuters statistics, at least 15 states in the United States have reported cases of Omicron infection. Although it is not clear how many Omicron patients have been vaccinated with supplemental doses, many cases have been fully vaccinated and have mild symptoms.

In addition, according to the latest report from the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention, a total of 167 cases of Omicron variant virus infection have occurred in the European Union and the European Economic Area.

The European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) recently announced information on the infection of the Omicron variant in the 27 member states of the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA) including Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. This will be added within one day from the 3rd to the 4th There are 58 cases, and the total number of infections has increased to 167.

According to further analysis, the European Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pointed out that most of the confirmed cases have travel history in African countries, and some patients have transited in Africa and other places in Europe, but there are cases in several countries without records of related links. These countries may exist. Potential community transmission must be further tracked.

The European Centers for Disease Control and Prevention previously stated that the current evidence of Omicron's infectivity, severity, and immune escape is still uncertain. However, according to preliminary data in South Africa, where it was first discovered, Omicron may be more infectious than the Delta variant. If so, in the next few months, more than half of the infection cases in the EU and the European Economic Area may be Omicron virus.

However, so far, there have been no deaths from the Omicron variant. The European Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that because the number of confirmed cases is still small, it is impossible to fully understand the clinical development of the Omicron variant and the variants found in the past.

According to Agence France-Presse, the French Ministry of Health reported on Sunday evening that 42,000 new cases were confirmed in France, and the number of severely ill patients exceeded 2,000. According to the Ministry of Health, after 51,624 new cases were confirmed on Saturday, another 42252 cases were confirmed on Sunday. In the past 7 days, the average number of new diagnoses in France has been 42,000 per day, compared with only 28,000 a week ago, indicating that the fifth wave of epidemic symptoms has accelerated.

The proportion of full vaccination in France has reached 75.7% of the total population, and more than 10 million people have received the third dose of vaccine. The French Health Council met on Monday to discuss opening up vaccinations to children aged 5 to 11.

Washington —
U.S. President Biden once again urged Americans to be vaccinated against the new crown on Monday, and urged those who have been vaccinated to get a booster shot in response to his chief medical adviser who believes that it will inevitably enter the United States of the new coronavirus mutant Omi Keron.

President Biden said in a brief speech at the White House that there is "reason to worry about the Omi Keron mutant virus, but no reason to panic." He called on Americans to get the new crown vaccine or to get booster shots. Biden said, "Don't wait", "If you haven't been vaccinated, get vaccinated now."

When President Biden delivered a speech at the White House, the Omicron mutated virus has been detected in more countries, and several countries have closed their borders. Biden said, "The best defense against this new mutated virus or any mutated virus that we have been responding to is to be fully vaccinated and given a booster shot."

But Biden said that he currently does not believe that more businesses and schools need to be closed to deal with Ome Keron's new threat.

Biden said that he will "spare no effort" to control the new mutant virus, but health officials said that even if more scientific research is underway, they still hope that those who have been vaccinated will have measures to protect themselves from the mutant virus.

The first case of the mutant virus detected in South Africa has now been detected in several countries. Biden has banned flights from South Africa and seven other African countries from entering the United States from Monday.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, a top US infectious disease expert, told the ABC's "Good Morning America" ​​program that scientists hope to know how effective the existing new crown vaccine is against the Ome Keron mutant virus next week or so. , And how dangerous this mutant virus can be.

Fuchs said, "We really don't know."

The new crown virus disease caused by the new crown virus has caused more than 750,000 deaths in the 20-month epidemic in the United States, more than any other country.

Biden said that the vaccine will first be provided to Americans free of charge in the United States. He also said that the United States also has a "moral obligation" to help other parts of the world get vaccinated, and expanding vaccination will help end the global epidemic.

He said that the 275 million vaccines produced in the United States have been shipped to 110 countries.

He said, "We are doing our best to deal with this virus."

The current situation of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in the United States is still very serious. According to a report by CNN on the 27th, the current rate of new crown vaccination in the United States is slowing down. Data shows that the current single-day vaccination rate in the United States is the same as this year. The lowest level.

According to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are currently more than 114,000 new cases in a single day in the United States in seven days. Warrensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pointed out that the vast majority of newly diagnosed and hospitalized cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States are unvaccinated people. However, more than half of the residents of 16 states in the United States have not yet been vaccinated, and there are about 70 million people eligible for vaccination in the United States who have not yet been vaccinated.



At the same time, the rate of vaccination in the United States is slowing recently. According to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the current daily vaccination rate in the United States is the lowest level since the relevant statistics began in mid-January this year. The current seven-day average number of vaccinations per day is 231,695, a decrease of 31% from last week and a decrease of nearly half from a month ago.



Although wearing masks and vaccinations are considered effective means to deal with the new crown pneumonia epidemic, in the United States, whether or not to implement these measures has become a value dispute and even politicized. Accompanied by various protests such as anti-masks and anti-vaccination, severely hindered the implementation of epidemic prevention measures.

Yesterday, Jeff Zients, the head of the new crown epidemic in the White House, said that starting from November 8th, the child vaccination plan will be fully launched.

The Biden administration has begun shipping 15 million doses of vaccines from Pfizer to promote vaccination in pediatrician offices, pharmacies, hospitals and health centers.

Zients said that if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approves the vaccine doses provided by Pfizer and BioNTech for children aged 5-11, the new crown vaccination program for children will be fully launched next week.

The United States has already stocked enough Pfizer vaccine doses to vaccinate 28 million children aged 5-11. In addition, the government is cooperating with more than 20,000 medical institutions to distribute these vaccines.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Pfizer's vaccine for children aged 5-11 years on Friday. According to FDA data, cases of children aged 5-11 account for about 9% of new coronavirus cases in the United States. Since August, the outbreak of the new crown epidemic has caused the closure of more than 2,000 schools across the country, affecting more than 1 million children and 68,000 teachers.

Pfizer researchers told the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that Pfizer vaccine is more than 90% effective in preventing disease in young children, and the injection dose is one-third of the adult dose.

After 20 months of blockade, the United States reopened its land and air borders to international tourists on November 8. In addition to the large influx of people that made border control units a major enemy, a new wave of epidemics in Europe also brought variables to this policy.

The United States on Monday (November reopened its land and air borders to foreign tourists who received two doses of the new crown vaccine, ending 20 months of travel restrictions on travelers from all over the world. A large number of international tourists are expected to travel by air and land. Across its borders.

Reuters reported that Delta Air Lines said that within six weeks of announcing the reopening of the United States, international point-of-sale bookings increased by 450% compared to the six weeks before the announcement. Delta Air Lines chief executive Ed Bastian warned that travelers should be prepared to line up.

After the border is opened, airlines are striving to recover. In response to the surge in demand, they increased the number of transatlantic flights and planned to use larger aircraft.

White House spokesperson Kevin Munoz said on Twitter: “As we expect high demand when the United States lifts existing air and land travel restrictions on Monday, we are taking key steps to do a good job by providing additional resources. Prepare."


The Biden administration has held several conference calls with American Airlines to prepare for the influx of travelers arriving at U.S. airports, and warns travelers who are transiting by land or ferry from Canada and Mexico, instructing them to be ready Accept longer waits from the 8th.

List of open regulations

The original regulations required most non-U.S. citizens to enter the United States within 14 days before entering the United States, including the 26 European Schengen countries without border controls, China, India, South Africa, Iran, Brazil, the United Kingdom and Ireland, a total of 33 countries.

From November 8, although the travel ban is lifted, entry into the United States will not be completely unregulated. The United States requires air passengers to be fully vaccinated and tested within 3 days before travel. Airlines will be required to establish a contact tracking system. The US authorities also plan to closely monitor the vaccination status of travelers and will still require them to show a negative result of the new crown test.

The opening of the land border will be carried out in two stages. Starting on the 8th, "non-essential" travel-such as family visits or tourism-will require vaccinations, but travelers who have not been vaccinated will still be allowed to enter the country for "essential" travel. Comparing with the regulations of the past year and a half implement. The second phase, starting in early January, will require all tourists to be fully vaccinated when entering the United States by land, regardless of the reason for their travel.

The cost of blocking the border

Agence France-Presse reported that these restrictions separated families, hindered tourism, and strained diplomatic relations, especially in the neighboring countries of Europe and the United States, Canada and Mexico, who were quite disgusted with these restrictions. For example, in the border areas with Mexico, many cities in Texas and California are facing economic difficulties due to the anti-coronavirus trade restrictions.

In order to slow the spread of the new crown virus, the United States will close its borders to travelers from most parts of the world after March 2020, including the European Union, the United Kingdom and China, India and Brazil. Overland tourists from Mexico and Canada are also banned.

Restrictive measures affecting hundreds of millions of people have exacerbated the personal and economic pain caused by the new crown epidemic. U.S. Travel, a trade group, said these countries accounted for 53% of all U.S. overseas tourists in 2019, and border communities have been severely hit by the loss of tourists from Mexico and Canada. The organization estimates that since March 2020, the decline in international visits has "caused nearly US$300 billion in export revenue losses."

Family separation

Although Americans can start entering Europe since this summer, foreign US residents holding certain visas cannot guarantee that they will be able to re-enter the United States. Under the U.S. border policy, many families suffer from the separation of the two places.

63-year-old Alison Henry told AFP: “It’s too painful. I just want to see my son.” After 20 months of separation, the British woman plans to fly on November 8. Go to New York to visit her son. Agence France-Presse said that families on both sides of the Atlantic are eager to finally reunite with their loved ones.

Reuters also reported that Bhavna Patel, who lives in London, used FaceTime to watch his grandson grow up in the past year. After more than a year, she was finally able to fly to New York to visit her eldest grandson.

At the same time, the elderly in Canada will be able to resume their annual car trip to Florida to escape the harsh northern winter. However, the cost of nucleic acid testing required for cross-border travel in Canada can be as high as US$250 at a time, which may be prohibitive.

Ontario resident Ann Patchett told The Ottawa Citizen that it would cost her and her husband $500 to visit relatives in the South. "Do you want to hug your child? Do you want to cover your grandchildren with quilts? This is very frustrating."

New York State Assemblyman Brian Higgins's constituency touches the Canadian border, including the American side of Niagara Falls. He plans to hold a press conference with the mayors of the two countries on the 8th to urge Canada to abandon its testing requirements.

Europe's infection rate rises

However, just as the United States opened its borders, the European new crown virus infection rate rose. The WHO expressed "serious concern" about this and warned that the current trajectory may mean "another 500,000 new crown deaths" by February.

Agence France-Presse reported that although the United States has not yet commented on the increase in the number of new crown cases in Europe, the surgeon Vivek Murthy, speaking on behalf of the United States, said on the ABC on the 7th: "To our position Be cautiously optimistic...We cannot take our feet off the throttle until we reach the end."

Reuters, Washington, October 25-The White House said that US President Biden signed an order on Monday to impose new vaccine requirements on most foreign air passengers, and will cancel China, India and most of Europe from November 8. Strict travel restrictions.

The United States implemented these unconventional travel restrictions for the first time in early 2020 in order to curb the spread of the virus. These regulations prohibit the entry of most non-US citizens who have visited the UK, 26 European Schengen countries without border controls, Ireland, China, India, South Africa, Iran and Brazil in the past 14 days.

Biden said in the announcement: "It is in the interest of the United States to cancel the country-by-country restrictions that were previously implemented during the epidemic and adopt an air travel policy that mainly depends on vaccination to promote the safe resumption of international air travel to the United States."

The White House confirmed that children under the age of 18 and people with certain medical problems are not subject to the new vaccine regulations. Non-tourist travelers from about 50 countries with a national vaccination rate of less than 10% will also be eligible for the exemption. Those who are exempted and plan to stay in the United States for more than 60 days usually need to be vaccinated.

The Biden administration also detailed the requirements that airlines must comply with to ensure that foreign passengers are vaccinated before boarding to the United States.

Foreign air passengers will need to provide vaccination documents from an "official source", and the airline must confirm that the passenger's last dose of vaccination is at least two weeks before the departure date of the trip.

International air passengers will also need to provide a negative certificate of a virus test conducted within 72 hours before departure. The White House stated that unvaccinated U.S. citizens and exempted foreign citizens will need to provide a negative test for the virus within 24 hours before departure.

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on the 8th that the United States accepts international travelers to use vaccines that are used by US regulatory agencies or listed on the WHO list. Starting from November, foreigners who receive these vaccines will be allowed to enter the United States, indicating that the United States The border will be reopened to people in most parts of the world.

According to the WHO website, the new crown vaccines approved by the WHO are: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Serum Institute of India Vaccine, and China Coxing (CoronaVac) and Sinopharm (Sinopharm).

This means that Chinese people who have been vaccinated by Kexinghe Sinopharm can also enter the United States freely.

On September 20, the White House announced that the United States would lift travel restrictions on air passengers from 33 countries, including China and India, in November, and these passengers must be fully vaccinated. The White House did not specify at the time which vaccines it would receive.

The CDC said: Earlier this week, they notified the airlines of the vaccine they received and added that the CDC will issue more guidance and information after the travel requirements are finalized.

The American Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics said: It is pleased that the CDC has announced the vaccination list for inbound passengers and looks forward to working with the government to implement this new global vaccine and testing framework by early November.

The United States has successively imposed entry restrictions on 33 countries since last year. As long as foreign travelers who have stayed in these countries in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter the United States. The US Chinese "World Journal" reported that the removal of entry restrictions is great news for Chinese tourists and hotel operators. Mr. Chen, a travel agency, is mainly engaged in the inbound tourism business of Chinese tourists. He said that because there are no Chinese tourists, the company's buses are in the parking lot to bask in the sun. November is the holiday season, attracting a large number of Chinese tourists can save the dying Chinese tourism industry.

As of the morning of the 23rd, only 1 million doses of the new coronary pneumonia vaccine produced by Pfizer-Biotech has been vaccinated, about one-third of the first batch of vaccines sent last week. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 9.5 million doses of vaccine — including Modena’s vaccine — have now been distributed to states.

Although hospitals have begun to provide Modena's vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not yet reported relevant data, and the vaccination reports of Pfizer and Modena's vaccines may also be delayed.

From the first week, the slow pace hardly accelerated. At that time, 614,000 doses of vaccine were vaccinated, but nearly 2.9 million doses were distributed.

The hospital said that the first batch of vaccinations started slowly on the 14th because they had to prepare the frozen vaccine for use, find someone to manage the vaccination clinic, and ensure proper social distancing before and after vaccination. Some people said that they only had about 100 doses of the vaccine on the first day.

The Trump administration promised to vaccinate 20 million people by the end of the year, but did not provide much funding to achieve this goal. This means that nearly 19 million doses will be injected in 9 days or more than 2 million people will be vaccinated in one day, including Christmas.

Moncef Slavi, the chief adviser of the U.S. "Warp Speed" operation, said in a telephone interview: "The promise we can make is to provide vaccine doses." He pointed out that the speed of injecting vaccines on people's arms is "more rapid than we thought." Be slow".

Jason Schwartz, assistant professor of health policy at the Yale School of Public Health, called the initial data "disheartening" and said that "to get vaccines injected as fast as we can make vaccines, this challenge will only increase. Come bigger".

He said that the model made by experts at the hospital showed that it takes 10 minutes to inject Pfizer's new crown pneumonia vaccine, which is about 2 to 3 times the time of influenza vaccination, because the vaccine is in a frozen state and requires a thawing process. Patients must maintain social distancing before and after vaccination and be monitored for allergic reactions.

The report pointed out that the United States will receive 170 million doses of influenza vaccine within a few months each year. However, due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the United States must give most Americans three times this number of vaccines by July next year. At the current rate, the United States seems to be able to inject only one-third of the vaccines given in a week, thus highlighting this gap.

The current COVID-19 assistance program of the US Congress has set aside more than $8 billion for vaccine distribution, but the program has been postponed.

Experts say: "If you don't know if you can pay in January, you can't hire people and train them in December."

According to a report from Agence France-Presse in Washington on December 23, Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said that since the launch of the largest immunization campaign in U.S. history on December 14, each jurisdiction has given the first dose of vaccination. There are more than 1 million people.

Moncef Slavi, the chief adviser of the government's "speed" operation, said that the target of 20 million people vaccinated this month is "unlikely to be achieved." He also said that due to frequent problems in the distribution of vaccines to injection sites, vaccine injections began to be delayed. But he is still confident that 100 million people will be vaccinated in the first quarter of 2021, and another 100 million people will be vaccinated in the second quarter.

Top scientist Anthony Fauci said that if the new crown vaccine is distributed smoothly, it is possible for the United States to achieve widespread herd immunity by next summer.

Fauci is optimistic that if the vaccine is distributed smoothly, the United States may achieve "herd immunity" next summer. The picture shows Fauci receiving his first dose of the new crown vaccine on the 22nd. (Reuters)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on the 8th that the U.S. accepts international travelers to use vaccines listed in the US regulatory agency or on the WHO list. Starting from November, foreigners receiving these vaccines will be allowed to enter the United States, indicating that the United States The border will be reopened to people in most parts of the world.
According to the WHO website, the new crown vaccines approved by the WHO are: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Serum Institute of India Vaccine, and China Coxing (CoronaVac) and Sinopharm (Sinopharm).

This means that Chinese people who have been vaccinated by Kexinghe Sinopharm can also enter the United States freely.

On September 20, the White House announced that the United States would lift travel restrictions on air passengers from 33 countries, including China and India, in November, and these passengers must be fully vaccinated. The White House did not specify at the time which vaccines it would receive.

The CDC said: Earlier this week, they notified the airlines of the vaccine they received and added that the CDC will issue more guidance and information after the travel requirements are finalized.

The American Aeronautics Association said: It is pleased that the CDC has announced the vaccination list for inbound passengers and looks forward to working with the government to implement this new global vaccine and testing framework by early November.

The United States has successively imposed entry restrictions on 33 countries since last year. As long as foreign travelers who have stayed in these countries in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter the United States. The US Chinese "World Journal" reported that the removal of entry restrictions is great news for Chinese tourists and hotel operators. Mr. Chen, a travel agency, is mainly engaged in the inbound tourism business of Chinese tourists. He said that because there are no Chinese tourists, the company's buses are in the parking lot to bask in the sun. November is the holiday season, attracting a large number of Chinese tourists can save the dying Chinese tourism industry.

In view of the surge in infection cases among unvaccinated people, US President Biden recently (September 9) announced a series of new measures, requiring federal workers to be vaccinated and formulating new regulations for private companies.

President Biden outlined a six-point plan to deal with the recent surge in infections mainly due to the delta mutant strain.

According to a new decree, a total of about 2.5 million government agency employees and contractors must be fully vaccinated.

Unexpectedly, the Biden administration will also formulate a new rule requiring private companies with more than 100 employees to ensure that employees complete vaccination or receive weekly testing. This regulation will involve approximately 80 million people.

Biden emphasized in a speech: "The minority of Americans supported by some elected officials are preventing us from turning the situation around."

Biden announces enhanced vaccination measures

Republican congressman attacked
The new measures announced by the White House drew criticism from Republican lawmakers. Republicans in the House of Representatives tweeted that the Biden administration has acted similarly to an "authoritarian" regime. The Republican Party also stated that once the Democratic Biden administration implements the new regulations, it will be prosecuted.

Although the Biden administration vigorously launched a campaign for free vaccination for all eligible citizens, so far, the proportion of citizens who have completed vaccination has only just exceeded 53%, and the vaccination rate has stagnated for some time.

And just two months ago, Biden said that the United States is closer than ever to declaring that "we are free from a deadly virus."

In response to the surge in new crown cases and the unsatisfactory vaccination rate, US President Joe Biden called on states to issue 100 US dollars (646 yuan) to the newly vaccinated public.

Biden issued a strict vaccination requirement for US federal government employees, ordering government employees to produce vaccination certificates, otherwise they will be forced to test and wear masks.

Federal government workers are the largest labor force in the United States, with approximately 2 million people. Biden hopes to take this as an example and encourage other citizens to follow.

Barbara Plett Usher, a BBC reporter in Washington, pointed out that there are many people in the United States who are reluctant to listen to Biden, and these people are mainly from the right-wing political spectrum.

A BBC reporter pointed out that President Biden cannot force people to take action most of the time, but he has the right to act on federal employees, and his influence reaches millions of civil servants.

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According to official data, less than half of the population in the United States has received two full shots of the vaccine. Although there are a large number of vaccines in hand that can be vaccinated for free by the public, the new crown vaccination rate in the United States lags behind other developed countries.

The White House tried to urge those who were hesitant to get vaccinated, but encountered obstacles from anti-vaccine sentiment, false information and political differences.

A girl in Pasadena, California, USA receives the new crown vaccination (14/5/2021)
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In some parts of the United States, underage youths have been vaccinated against the new coronavirus.

In a speech at the White House on Thursday (July 29), Biden said that the new measures are the result of the spread of the highly contagious mutant virus Delta, and that "the pandemic (caused by) unvaccinated people" has made the situation worse. .

Biden said: "Someone is dying and will die, but they shouldn't die."

Biden added that monetary incentives seem to be unfair to vaccinated Americans, but "if we can get more people vaccinated, we will all benefit."

Biden said the federal government will "reimburse in full" small and medium-sized companies that provide workers with paid time off to vaccinate. Although government workers who refuse to get vaccinated will not be fired, the White House's move aims to set an example for other employers across the country.

The United States is one of the first countries in the world to launch a new crown vaccination plan, but the pace of vaccination has slowed significantly in recent months, and the vaccination rate has been surpassed by many wealthy countries. The latest data shows that the vaccination rate in the United States is comparable to that in Japan, which only began to vaccinate the public in February 2021, and ranks at the bottom of the G7.

According to the Our World in Data project of Oxford University in the United Kingdom, on September 9, Japan’s vaccination rate surpassed that of the United States. 62.16% of Japanese people were at least partially vaccinated, while the proportion of Americans was 61.94%; however, by 9 On the 11th, the vaccination rate in the United States reached 62.26%, but the data in Japan has not been updated, and it is still 62.16%.

　　 On the other hand, the fully vaccinated population in the United States exceeds 53%, which is only higher than Japan in the G7.

As a matter of fact, the vaccination rate in the United States has stagnated recently. Between July 24 and September 9, the rate of completed vaccination only increased by 4%; in contrast, Japan has accelerated its injections for the public in recent months, and the rate of vaccination completed at the same time. A sharp increase of 25%.

　　 The total population of the United States is 2.6 times that of Japan, but Japan currently receives more than 1 million doses of vaccine per day, which is about 300,000 more doses than the United States. The recent pace of vaccination in the United States has been very slow, and the number of confirmed cases in the United States has continued to rise since early July, and the epidemic has shown no signs of easing.

Among the G7 member states, Canada has the highest vaccination rate. As of September 11, about 3/4 of the population had received at least one dose of the vaccine. France, Italy and the United Kingdom followed closely with vaccination rates ranging from 70% to 73. In Germany, about 65% of the population has received the first injection.

　　 US Public Health Service Director Morsi said that before the opening of the United Nations General Assembly tomorrow, President Biden will announce new measures to combat the new crown epidemic, but Morsi did not disclose details, only saying that the authorities will continue to take more epidemic prevention actions.

Washington —
US President Biden announced a new six-point plan on Thursday to combat the surge in Delta variants of new crown cases and deaths in recent weeks, including comprehensive vaccination requirements and other measures.

Biden ordered 2.5 million federal employees and contract workers, workers in most hospitals and health care facilities, and any employees of companies with more than 100 employees to be vaccinated against the new crown.

Employees of large private companies can choose to be tested for the new coronavirus every week in lieu of vaccination, but federal employees have no such option.

Some companies have required workers to be vaccinated or they will lose their jobs.

Biden said in a speech Thursday evening, “If you want to work in the federal government or do business with us, get vaccinated.” He emphasized that he wants to protect vaccinated American workers from potential unvaccinated colleagues. infect.

Biden also announced that the U.S. Department of Labor will require relevant companies to provide paid leave to vaccinated employees.

It is unclear whether Biden’s orders for federal employees and contract workers allow exceptions for people seeking vaccination exemptions for religious and physical reasons.

Biden also announced that it will make new efforts to persuade unvaccinated Americans to get vaccinated, protect those who have received booster shots in the next few weeks, ensure that schools start, increase testing and in some cases require Wear masks to promote economic recovery and improve medical care for patients with COVID-19.

The US economy has grown strongly since the new crown epidemic began 18 months ago, but the country’s new jobs fell significantly in August. Biden believes that the increase in new crown cases is the reason for the decrease in new jobs.

Biden announced increased support for small businesses, allowing more small businesses to obtain low-interest loans. He also said that the Small Business Administration is simplifying the loan forgiveness process and launching a program to help underserved areas have better access to federal, state, and local resources.

Most of the latest increase in the number of new crown cases and deaths in the United States have occurred among people who have not been vaccinated, but those who were vaccinated a few months ago have also experienced some breakthrough infections.

Biden said, "This is an unvaccinated epidemic." He said that about a quarter of Americans have not been vaccinated.

Biden also said that the overcrowded hospitals and intensive care units across the country indicate that "the 25% of people may cause a lot of losses, and they are causing losses."

The new cases have recently overwhelmed hospitals and medical staff across the United States, and some patients with new crowns in the intensive care unit have reached the highest load of the ward.

More than 177 million of the country's 332 million people have been vaccinated, but the vaccination of children under the age of 12 has yet to be approved by the federal health regulatory agency.

More than 62% of the population aged 12 years and over are vaccinated, but approximately 150,000 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded every day in recent weeks, and approximately 1,000 people die every day.

The governors of some states, many of them conservative Republicans, urge people to get vaccinated, but hesitate to make vaccinations mandatory or require people in schools or workplaces to wear masks. This leads to many political and legal disputes. Some courts support local officials who want to implement COVID-19 prevention regulations.

Among unvaccinated Americans, the number of cases has skyrocketed, including an increasing number of children who have not yet been vaccinated.

The American Academy of Pediatrics said that the number of children with new crown cases increased to 750,000 between August 5 and September 2.

In addition to vaccines, Biden reiterated the need to require masks throughout the country.

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration will double fines for those who refuse to wear masks on airplanes.