Coronavirus
The Current High Coronavirus Infections Rates Could Cause Problems for Vaccines Later
(CNN)With a climbing number of Covid-19 vaccinations in the US, the light at the end of the tunnel is growing brighter. But right now, experts say it is critical to work on lowering case numbers — for several reasons.
Not enough people are protected against the virus yet — only about 13.7% of the US population is fully vaccinated — and a dangerous variant that’s rapidly spreading could fuel another surge of infections.
“We must act now, and I am worried that if we don’t take the right actions now, we will have another avoidable surge — just as we are seeing in Europe right now and just as we are so aggressively scaling up vaccination,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Monday.
And high levels of infection now could also mean problems for vaccines, later on, one expert told CNN.
