No matter how much we want it behind us, Covid-19 does not go away. Falling is currently increasing throughout the country in a summer bump.
The American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report That cases of COVID-19 in nine states increase and probably grow in another 16. The trends are estimates, because the CDC no longer performs a rigorous supervision of cases based on the results of laboratory tests. Fewer people are also tested. But the data does offer a hint of how the disease changes over time, and new monitoring systems that follow viruses in waste water confirm the increase.
The CDC says that the general level of airway disorders in the US COVID-19, Griep and RSV-Nadert “Very low” But those emergency visits are for COVID-19 In the course of the turnoutgood for 0.5% of the emergency department in the country from mid -July, compared to 0.3% of the cases at the start of the summer. Although that may seem like a small increase, the visits of the First Aid are a Bellwether for disease trends, because they represent cases in which people are sick enough to seek care. “We are starting to hear about more young children or older adults who showed up with COVID-19 on First Aid,” says Dr. Luis Ostrosky, head of infectious diseases at Ut Health Houston. Texas is one of the states that Spikes sees in infections.
This is what experts say that you need to know about the current Golf in cases.
Why are COVID-19 cases increasing in the summer?
In contrast to most breathing diseases such as the cold and flu, which generally peak in the winter, Covid-19 tends to spend twice and sometimes three times a year: once in the fall and winter, once in the spring and another time in the summer. Although viruses tend to spread more easily when people are collected indoors during cold weather, the time periods after the winter also coincide with “travel, holidays and people who come together and go to events,” says Ostrosky.
COVID-19 trends also depend on the rise and distribution of new variants. The latter, including NB.1.8.1, will be better in distributing people, which contributes to a bump in cases.
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Another factor that could float the increase in infections is that fewer people are vaccinated for a number of reasons. American health authorities have recently changed COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, who continue to recommend annual recordings for the elderly and those who have weakened the immune system, but otherwise have given healthy adults more leeway to decide whether they are being vaccinated.
However, many experts continue to encourage people to get them. “What I tell my colleagues and patients is that we have to follow the evidence, and the best proof that there is is not controversial,” says Ostrosky. “Vaccines are safe and very effective in preventing serious illness, hospital admissions, death and long Covid.”
It is important for most people to be vaccinated every year to maintain good protection against serious illness, he says, and for those with a weaker immune system, including the elderly, to be vaccinated twice a year. “I can’t tell you how often I have heard patients ask:” Covid -vaccines still work? Do I still have to get them? “” With less focus on the vaccines, training and consciousness fall over them, he says, and that could be fed in cases.
What does COVID-19 is on?
According to the latest CDC estimates, the virus in Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia is growing. The agency’s models believe that there is a 95% chance that the epidemic is growing, which means that more states can start with increasing infections.
What is the newest dominant Covid-19 variant?
Omicron variants are still good for all new infections in the US, with NB.1.8.1 responsible for 43% of the cases from the end of June. However, the CDC says that the low number of cases reported to the agency means that the data may not reflect the last situation.
Will the vaccine protect me against COVID-19?
The current version of the vaccine focuses on another, older Omicron variant, but remains effective in protecting against serious illness because the viruses are closely related. “They are not only Omicron, but they are from a specific branch of Omicron that has been preserved quite well in the last year and a half,” says Ostrosky. “So I have pretty good faith that the vaccine remains a good match for circulating variants.”
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