Fauci ‘very concerned’ about COVID-19 outbreak after Sturgis rally

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NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Chuck toddCharles (Chuck) David ToddChuck Todd Has It All Wrong: Liberal Biases Define Modern Journalism asked Fauci how he expected the rally to impact the Midwestern region of the United States, noting that the Dakotas have become the top two states for new COVID-19 cases in 2020 shortly after the gathering.

“Well, I’m very worried, Chuck, that we’re going to see another push related to this rally,” Fauci said.

“I mean, to me, it’s understandable that people want to do the kinds of things they want to do. They want their freedom to do it. But there comes a time when you face a public health crisis that could involve you, your family and everyone else, that something is replacing what has to do exactly what you want to do, ”Fauci said.

He added that individuals will “ultimately” be able to resume their activities in the future, but added: “Let’s get this pandemic under control before we start acting like nothing has happened. I mean, something something serious is going on. I mean we ‘I have to find out. “

Thousands of bikers arrived at the rally on Friday, which Gov. Kristi noemKristi Lynn Noem Thousands of bikers descend on Sturgis amid fears of spreading Delta Noem to attend Sturgis charity run amid COVID-19 peak America’s pandemic of hypocrisy COVID PLUS, a Republican, is expected to attend. Sturgis City Manager Dan Ainslie said organizers had instead encouraged people in high-risk categories to attend next year.

An analysis released by the IZA Institute for Labor Economics last year found that the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally was a large-scale event that resulted in around $ 12.2 billion in public health costs. Researchers have linked about 266,000 cases of COVID-19 to the event in which more than 460,000 participated. At least one death was linked to last year’s rally.

Noem attacked the analysis, calling it “fiction” and “attack” on personal freedom.

Like much of the country, new cases of COVID-19 in South Dakota have increased in recent weeks as the more infectious delta variant continues to spread.

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the seven-day moving average for new cases rose to nearly 40 after falling to four in June.

According to the South Dakota Department of Health, nearly 60% of the state’s population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.