In the United States, the number of new coronavirus infections has reached the highest level in six months. The President of the National Institutes of Health Francis Collins warned on the 8th that the United States has failed to contain the spread of the epidemic.
In an interview with an ABC reporter, Collins said, "We shouldn't be where we are today," and he added, "In this regard, yes, we failed."
"If we vaccinate everyone more effectively, we won't be where we are today. We are paying a heavy price now."
At the time of the announcement, Delta, a mutant strain of the new crown virus, was spreading rapidly, causing the country's daily number of new infections to rise to 118,000, which is the highest level registered in the country since February this year.
In the past two weeks, the death rate has risen by 89%, while the death rate in other parts of the world has decreased slightly. In addition, children's hospitals in Florida and other states have been "overloaded", and at the same time, young people are increasingly affected.
White House health crisis adviser Anthony Fauci said that the Federal Food and Drug Administration may finally approve some major vaccines this month. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that as of the 8th, the United States had provided more than 351 million doses of the new crown vaccine.
In Latin America, Brazil registered about 14 new infections and 399 new deaths on the 8th. The country is currently second only to the United States and India in the number of infections, and second only to the United States in the number of deaths.