General surgeon: “I am worried about what will happen”

General surgeon Vivek MurthyVivek MurthySunday Shows Sneak Peek: Federal Government Criticizes Social Media Over COVID-19 Misinformation Facebook Pushes Back White House Criticism, Says It ‘Is Looking For Scapegoats’ Overnight Health Care: Director of the CDC warns of ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’ | Biden says social media platforms are ‘killing people’ | Florida accounts for 20% of new cases PLUS Sunday said he was “worried about what is to come” in the COVID-19 pandemic as cases increase in the United States, mainly among those who are not vaccinated.

“I am worried about what will happen because we are seeing more and more cases among the unvaccinated in particular. And although if you are vaccinated you are very well protected against hospitalization and death, unfortunately that is not true if you are not vaccinated, ”Murthy told the host. Dana bashDana BashSenate GOP’s campaign arm to run ads against Warnock during MLB Zients games sidesteps whether low-vaccinated areas should reimpose Arkansas Governor: ‘Bad precedent’ mask mandates to send privately funded guards at the border PLUS on CNN’s “State of the Union”.

The United States has seen an increase in COVID-19 infections in recent weeks, especially as the most contagious delta variant is spreading rapidly across the country.

The new infections mainly infiltrated unvaccinated areas. Murthy said that 99.5% of deaths currently in the United States are from individuals who are not vaccinated.

Vaccination rates have also fallen across the country, as many members of the population hesitant to vaccinate still refuse to be vaccinated.

The surgeon general said it was important for the Biden administration to take “all possible steps to make sure people have the information they need about the vaccine, to make sure they have access to the vaccine. and to help them get vaccinated as quickly as possible. “

“This is our fastest and most efficient way out of this pandemic,” added Murthy.