The White House warned on Thursday of a possible Covid-19 wave in the winter. Corona coordinator Ashish Kumar Jha said at a news conference that the United States was threatened by a shortage of vaccines, tests and medicines. In the US Congress, Democrats and Republicans are currently competing to release billions of dollars in new funds to fund the fight against Covid.
According to corona coordinator Ashish Kumar Jha, states are threatening a shortage of vaccines and medicines: “Do you want to know what is stopping me from sleeping at night? We will not have any more vaccines. We will not be able to supply enough new vaccines. We will not have enough vaccines. If we have any more drugs, we won’t have any more tests — probably in the late fall or winter when we see a spike in infections.”
Dispute over funds in Congress
According to the internist, the culprit is a lack of financial resources to stock up on time. Republicans are currently blocking billions of dollars in corona funds in Congress. According to pessimistic estimates, the money could not be released until the fall.
In early May, the administration of President Joe Biden announced that it expected about 100 million new cases of Covid-19 in the US in the fall and winter months. She also warned of a “significant rise in deaths,” according to a Washington Post article that broke the story.
Vaccination for children under five from June 21
Washington expects the first vaccinations against the coronavirus for children under the age of five from June 21. The requirement is the expected approval from the US drug agency FDA and a corresponding recommendation from the health authority CDC, the coronavirus coordinator said.
After that, it will take some time before the program starts and the vaccines are more widely available. “We expect that within a few weeks all parents who want to have their child vaccinated can get an appointment,” says Ashish Jha.
Source: Krone
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