Washington – Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical officer, said Sunday that the number of available doses of the vaccine will rise sharply in the coming weeks after federal approval of a third coronavirus vaccine.
“It simply came to our notice then [on restrictions] “As we vaccinate more people and this happens every day, more and more people, and especially as we receive more doses, which will increase dramatically as we enter April and beyond,” Fauci said at ” Face the Nation ‘s reduction mitigation measures.
The Food and Drug Administration has now authorized three COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use, with the latest single-dose injection Johnson & Johnson receiving the green light last week.
The United States now administers at least 2 million photos each day and 87.9 million doses have been administered, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Mr Biden predicted that by the end of May there would be enough vaccine to cover all adults, while Fauci said high school students would be able to receive the vaccines by the end of the fall and high school students by the first quarter. 2022.
Fauci said that as the supply of vaccines increases, the federal government will have to “put a lot of pressure to put it in people’s arms.”
“But until then, we will do much, much better,” he said. “We will have community vaccination centers, vaccine in pharmacies.”
While the number of new coronavirus cases in the United States has fallen sharply in recent weeks, public health officials warn that the nation has reached a plateau of between 60,000 and 70,000 new infections a day, which Fauci said “no it is an acceptable level “.
This leveling is happening as some states such as Texas and Mississippi have begun to lift mask warrants and loosen other restrictions aimed at mitigating the spread of coronavirus against the guidance of federal public health officials.
Fauci said the nation was “going in the right direction,” but stressed that mitigation measures should be canceled slowly and carefully as more Americans are inoculated.
“Do not turn this switch on and off because it would be risky to have another increase, which we do not want to happen, because we are at a fairly high level,” he said.
While the number of Americans receiving their shots continues to rise, the Biden administration has not yet released guidelines on activities for those who have been fully vaccinated.
Fauci said, however, that these CDC guidelines should appear “imminently” in the next few days.
“With each passing day, we keep the lid on things will get better and better, because we now put 2 million vaccinations in the arms of individuals every day and as the days and weeks go by, you have more and more protection, not only of individuals, but of the community, “he said.” So we are going in the right direction. We just have to stay there a little longer. “