Death toll from Corona increased in the world for the fifth consecutive week: Dr Fauci
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America’s Chief Medical Advisor Anthony Fauci has indicated that the fourth booster dose of the corona vaccine (4th Booster Dose) to fight the Omicron variant of Covid-19 (Covid19) in America. ) may be required. At the same time, he also said that this booster dose can be given on the basis of age and also people with serious diseases can be considered. “Another booster shot may be needed. In this case, people taking the mRNA vaccine may also need a fourth booster dose,” Dr. Fauchi said at a Rashtrapati Bhavan briefing. It is determined based on age and physical condition. Will happen.”
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Dr Fauchi was responding to a question based on data that showed the need for more booster shots than the third dose. Dr Fauchi said that the issue is being closely watched.
Earlier, President Joe Biden’s top medical adviser said that since the Omicron virus was first detected in November, more than half a million people have died from Covid in the world. He described this corona Pandemic as a “plentiful wave”.
On Tuesday, the World Health Organization said that about 1 lakh people have died of corona in the US since Omicron was declared a variant of concern.
Speaking further, Dr Fauchi said, pharma company Pfizer is researching data from trials conducted on children between 6 to 24 months and from trials conducted on children from 21 months to 4 years.
In some states of America, the requirement of wearing a mask to avoid Covid is being abolished. At the same time, according to the news of CNN, the wearing of masks in schools is being promoted by the President of America under the American Center for Disease Control and Prevention Guidance.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) says that “vaccinated people should wear masks in closed public places” in areas with high spread of corona.
According to the Washington Post, the death toll from coronavirus has increased for the fifth consecutive week worldwide. There have been 68,000 deaths in the last week itself, which is 7 percent more than the deaths before that.
Last week, World Health Organization (WHO) President Tedros Adhanom said in a news briefing that the death toll from corona is increasing worldwide and he warned that it is important for countries to lay down arms in the face of coronavirus or that. But it would be too early to celebrate victory.
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