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CDC: US ​​Cases and Deaths Set to Fall in Coming Weeks

2021-05-30T15:11:34.435Z


The CDC set of forecasts concludes that in the US there will be a total of 596,000 to 606,000 deaths from COVID-19 by June 19.


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There is good news for America heading into Memorial Day weekend.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) forecast that COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths will decline over the next four weeks.

The CDC set of forecasts concludes that there will be a total of 596,000 to 606,000 deaths from COVID-19 by June 19.

As of Thursday, the covid-19 has left at least 593,288 deaths and more than 33 million infections in the US, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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The improved outlook can be attributed to continued efforts by states to vaccinate people.

So far, ten states have reached the Biden administration's goal of vaccinating 70% of adults by July 4 with at least one dose.

Many states are offering incentives for people to get vaccinated.

The latest is California, which seeks to lure residents with a whopping $ 116.5 million in gifts, promoting it as the largest vaccine incentive program in the country.

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But while vaccinated adults may enjoy new freedoms, some officials are concerned about vaccinations around vaccinations and lagging vaccination rates among those eligible.

Protect minors

And those who are not eligible, who are those under 12, should exercise caution.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that children 2 years of age and older who are not fully vaccinated should wear a well-fitting face mask.

The updated guide recommends that children wear a mask at school, in child care programs, at camp, when playing with friends, and playing indoor sports and outdoor sports with close contact.

There are exceptions for sports where face masks can pose a hazard, such as gymnastics.

Masks should be worn outdoors if the child is in a large group environment, or when it is impossible to maintain a good physical distance from others, according to the AAP.

The AAP also recommended that children wear a mask at home if they live with someone who is immunosuppressed or at risk of severe COVID-19.

"Covid-19 vaccines are remarkably effective, but we must remain vigilant," AAP President Dr. Lee Savio Beers said in a statement.

To help adolescents and adults with moderate or severe cases of COVID-19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has licensed monoclonal antibody therapy sotrovimab for 12-year-olds or more at risk of serious illness or death.

Many states offer vaccination incentive programs

California and Minnesota are the latest states to offer new incentives for people to get vaccinated.

California offers gift cards and cash prizes, including a $ 15 million grand prize to be divided among ten Californians who have been vaccinated.

It will include all residents who have already been vaccinated and those who get vaccinated before the state fully reopens on June 15, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom's office.

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The next two million vaccinated residents will be eligible for a $ 100 million bag of gift cards, distributed in $ 50 increments as a prepaid Visa card or grocery store gift card.

About 50% of eligible Californians are already fully vaccinated and another 12% have received a dose of the covid-19 vaccine, but another 12 million residents are eligible and have not yet been vaccinated, according to state officials.

In Minnesota, Governor Tim Walz launched the "Your Shot to Summer" campaign, whereby 100,000 state residents who get vaccinated between Memorial Day weekend and the end of June will be Eligible for a variety of incentives, including state park passes and fishing licenses, as well as tickets to state fairs and regional amusement parks.

"We wanted a show that we thought would match Minnesota," Walz told reporters.

"We think it's a great way to start the summer."

“I think especially the ones that have to do with going outdoors were very Minnesota, we want to encourage people to go out, we hope they are for life.

This could be some people's first fishing license, we hope they buy one every year after this, ”he said.

Minnesota's covid-19 restrictions on business, sporting events and social gatherings end this Friday and Walz adopted an optimistic tone for the holiday weekend.

"All mitigations are removed from companies, business capacity limits and that sort of thing, so it's going to be a real Memorial Day weekend," he said.

'Get vaccinated, go to the beach'

New York City has its own plan to vaccinate everyone.

The city will provide vaccination buses at beaches and parks to offer free vaccinations during the weekend.

"We're going to go the extra mile, whatever it takes," said New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

"You will see our vaccine buses all over New York City in the next few days."

And he added: «Go, get vaccinated, go to the beach.

Really simple.

De Blasio also announced that the city has vaccinated more than 9,000 homebound people and will expand the program to include disabled people and people 75 and older.

To date, the city has administered a total of 8,130,889 doses of vaccines.

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Vaccine boosters will be needed at some point

But experts reiterate that getting vaccinations now may not be enough and that booster shots will be needed at some point.

Dr. Peter Marks, director of the US Food and Drug Administration's Center for Biological Evaluation and Research, said current knowledge about the boosters suggests they will be needed, but the exact timing is not yet known.

"The exact time when the reinforcements will be required will probably be a combination of two things," he said.

"One, how fast that immune response falls, but it can also depend on which variants of COVID-19 are circulating."

Participants in the original vaccine trials are currently being followed so that their immune response can be observed over time, and there is some evidence that it "declines a bit" over time, Marks said during a webinar from the Project of Education and Equity about the Covid-19 Vaccine.

He explained that this is because certain levels of immunity are sufficient to prevent COVID-19 with the original strain of the virus, but may not be sufficient for other variants.

“We will have to see where all this interacts.

Is it possible that we will need a booster at some point?

Yes. Is it likely?

Yes. Do we know exactly when?

No, ”said Marks.

"But if I were to look at my crystal ball, it would probably not be earlier than a year after being vaccinated for the average adult."

However, consider that it might be different for older or immunosuppressed adults, who may need a booster shot sooner.

"The good news is that immunity may turn out to last longer," Marks added.

CNN's Lauren Mascarenhas, Jen Christensen, Deidre McPhillips, Mirna Alsharif, Keith Allen, Cheri Mossburg, and Naomi Thomas contributed to this report.

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Source: cnnespanol

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