100 million Covid-19 infections predicted in the United States

The United States could have 100 million coronavirus infections and a wave of deaths by this fall and winter from new subvariants of Omicron, according to a projection made Friday by a senior Biden Administration official.The official did not present new data or make a formal projection, but described the fall and winter wave as a scenario based on a variety of external models of the Covid-19 pandemic. they assume that Ómicron and his subvariants will continue to dominate and there will not be a radically different strain of the virus, according to the official. Read more: More than 500 people detained in first seven days of Ecuador’s state of emergencyExperts agreed that a big wave is possible this fall and winter due to declining immunity from vaccines and infections, as well as relaxation of restrictions. Epidemiologist Ali Mokdad of the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation said in an email Friday to The Washington Post that an increase is likely in winter. Read more: “Strange death.” 3 tourists found dead in a tourist complex in Exuma, in Bahamas Morelia Police, with transparent body cameras performances and arrests

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