US coronavirus: other US states could see similar scenarios to the Covid-19 crisis unfolding in Michigan, according to the expert

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And there are several reasons behind the crisis.

“One, we believe the overall infection rate in Michigan was lower during the pandemic so far,” Beaumont Health CEO John Fox told CNN on Saturday. “Second, Michigan opened recently … with several orders that were relieved.”

Officials reported last week that eight Beaumont Health hospitals in two counties in the Detroit area were 90% to 95% full and that the number of patients with Covid-19 rose from 129 in late February to more than 800 patients.

“Unfortunately I think people have stopped having infection control issues, they don’t wear masks as much as they should, social distancing, hand hygiene,” Fox added.

What further complicates matters, he said, is the contagious variant of coronavirus B.1.1.7 that is spreading rapidly not only across the state but across the country.
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cases of this variant, first detected in the United Kingdom, have been reported in all 50 U.S. states. Florida leads the country with the highest number of cases of strain B.1.1.7, followed by Michigan and Minnesota, according to CDC data.
Nurses present procedures for patients at Beaumont Hospital in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, on April 16, 2021

And with a large portion of the larger population vaccinated against the virus, the variant has severely affected younger groups.

“It really shows up in all of our ERs and frankly in our hospital units,” Fox said. “We’re treating younger patients than we’ve ever seen,” Fox said.

Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and medical analyst at CNN, says she is concerned about what this might mean for Michigan and the United States.

“What’s happening in Michigan now could very well happen in other states,” he told CNN on Saturday. “Especially because we have this more contagious B.1.1.7 variant that is now dominant in the US.”
The encouraging news, Wen added, is that vaccinations against Covid-19 are accelerating, which could help curb another potential violent rise in the country.

Nearly a quarter of all Americans are completely vaccinated

In the race to vaccinate as many Americans as possible, another important milestone: the United States is approaching a quarter of fully vaccinated Americans.

According to CDC data, more than 129 million Americans have received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine, approximately 39% of the U.S. population, and more than 82 million have been fully vaccinated, approximately 24.8 % of the population. According to the data, nearly a third of Americans over the age of 18 have been completely vaccinated.
Doctors welcome the cause of blood clots potentially related to Covid-19 vaccines
Meanwhile, a recommended break in the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine in the US continues. CDC and Food and Drug Administration officials made the recommendation on six reported cases in the United States of a “rare and severe” type of blood clot, among more than 6.8 million Americans who they fired.
CDC vaccine advisers, after meeting last week without making a decision, have scheduled another meeting for April 23 to address the question of whether the J&J vaccine causes blood clots and, if so, what to do about it. The group said earlier that they needed more information.
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“I’m glad the break is happening because it really illustrates that our system works, that our federal health officials prioritize safety, more than anything,” Wen told CNN on Saturday. “If they’re willing to take a break from something less than a million, we should be really reassured about their commitment to security.”

The other two Covid-19 vaccines that have also had the green light in the United States (Pfizer and Moderna) are not involved in the break. And in the coming weeks, it will be key to continue with important messages about its safety, Wen said, and why Covid-19 vaccines remain critical.

“We do it because we have a pandemic that has caused more than 500,000 lives here in the U.S.,” Wen added.

Federal official: CDC, FDA take blood clot and J&J Covid-19 vaccine reports seriously

On Friday, during a White House Covid-19 briefing, CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said officials recognize the importance of moving quickly to the stopped J&J vaccine.

“What I would say to the American people is that what we have found are extremely rare cases through our vaccine safety monitoring system. And that we are transparent (this Friday’s meeting will be public, people can call- hi). this science, “Walensky said.

Officials have also contacted thousands of providers to let them know what kind of cases they should look for, he said.

“And we want to get that across to the American public: we have two vaccines that are readily available: the Pfizer and the Modern, and people should continue to roll up their sleeves to get vaccinated,” Walensky added.

Michael Nedelman, Jen Christensen, Maggie Fox, Virginia Langmaid and Lauren Mascaren have collaborated on this report.

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