United States: Kamala Harris acknowledged that the government did not expect the new variants

“We didn’t see Delta coming. I think a lot of scientists, whose advice and direction we’ve trusted, didn’t see Delta coming. We didn’t see Ómicron coming. And that’s the nature of this horrible virus that has mutations and variants,” Harris said in an interview published last night in the Los Angeles Times.In addition, she stressed that “the biggest threat to Americans is not being vaccinated” and said she is concerned about the possibility that misinformation about vaccines could prolong the pandemic for a third year. Despite these comments, the White House announced today that it is “prepared for the growing number of cases” of Covid-19 and reported that Biden will give a speech on the epidemiological situation next Tuesday. In recent weeks the country has registered a sharp rise in infections, with more than 156,000 daily cases registered last Thursday, while the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Rochelle Walensky, warned yesterday that Omicron will be in the coming weeks the predominant variant in the United States. Meanwhile, in New York City, which in 2020 was the global epicenter of the pandemic, today registered a new record of 21,908 daily cases, while 59 deaths were reported and hospitalizations increased from 70 to 3,909, according to official data. This widespread resurgence again led to long lines for testing and the closure of dining venues and entertainment venues in New York City. 

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