New Delhi: Two years into the Pandemic of Coronavirus, the US faces a dark winter, with a hot red omicron variant that threatens to worsen the wave of dangerous cases.
Inpatient for Covid-19 has jumped 45% over the past month, and cases have increased 40% to an average of seven days from 1,23,000 new infections a day, according to Reuters.
Pfizer, one of the main vaccine makers, on Friday forecasting pandemics will last up to 2024 and say a low-dose version of its vaccine for children aged 2 to 4 produce a weaker immune response than expected, which can delay authorization.
National Football League rescheduled three weekend matches after several teams were hit with an outbreak.
Public health officials said Omicron would likely be the dominant variant in this country, following a rapidly moving spread in countries such as South Africa and England, and can pursue hospitals still struggling to load a surge in Delta variant this summer.
Ichers of epidemiologists urge America to get vaccination and be encouraged.
But the situation is slow.
American adults who are fully vaccinated and qualified for booster shots, only about 30% have received one, according to CDC data.
And among all Americans, only about one in six has received a booster.