CDC director Rochelle Walensky has warned the latest COVID spike could erase much recent progress, according to Gwinnett Daily Post. Experts have attributed the steady rise in cases to the troubling B.1.1.7 variant strain spreading more rapidly in the US. Moreover, earlier reports suggest it may be deadlier too.
Latest COVID Spike Affecting Younger People, Faster
News channel ABC10 confirmed on April 4, 2021 those worst affected are more likely to be younger people . It hit seniors harder in our communities previously. But now the riskier behavior of younger people is beginning to show, as older people button up better.
Dr. Ashish Jha is Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. He confirms a disturbing change in infection patterns after weeks of declining numbers. ‘There are a lot of infections happening right now,’ he told ABC10. COVID-19 cases across the country are starting to rise, but it’s not as high as the winter surge.
The Shift to Young People Happening on a Wider Scale
Experts have said the laid-back attitude of some youth is behind the latest COVID spike in North America. Moreover, Dr. Ashish Jha has concerns travel is behind the average 60,000 new cases daily.
He fears ‘a potential explosion of cases, as more people travel to destinations like Florida for spring break trips’. That’s because Florida has the nation’s highest count of new virus variants. We also note most younger people are at back of the queue for vaccinations.
NBC News’ Dr. Kavita Patel notes ‘The average age of hospitalizations has shifted to a younger demographic, and that’s national’. We agree with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper when he says, ‘With all of this disinformation about vaccines out there. We really need to work hard now as we’re turning the corner of the pandemic.’
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