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- As Dr. Sanjay Gupta prepare for our second fall with the coronavirus, it is an extraordinary time.
But, in a way, the situation is better than last year, mainly. Dr. Sanjay Gupta has a vaccine that is very good at protecting about 60% of eligible Americans who have been fully vaccinated and, to some extent, an additional 10% who received my first dose.
But things are worse, mainly with the highly contagious and possibly more dangerous version of the Delta variant. Currently making up about 99% of the coronavirus circulating in the United States.
As a result, the Delta option has led to increased infections. Hospitalizations, and, unfortunately, deaths, especially in parts of the country where vaccinations are lagging. Adding to this worrying trend is that serious illnesses requiring hospitalization affect younger and healthier age groups, including children.
We cannot eliminate the coronavirus locally and globally. I think it’s going to happen in a more seasonal pattern like the flu and the common cold …” said Lincy Marr, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech and an expert in aerosol transmission. Infectious diseases.
“But now, because it’s new and so many people aren’t immune to it, it’s destroying the population. But I think in five years we will have more immunity, either through vaccination or through natural infection,” he says. This means that we must learn to “dance” with the virus – to live together safely – without stepping on our toes all the time.
Dancing with Covid-19 Dr. Sanjay Gupta
This, like any other disease, requires tight control – giving the virus. As little freedom as possible so as not to create a place for the increase in illness and death we saw last winter.
On the other, placing individual rights above the well-being of society as a whole – and moving towards the environment. This allows us to enjoy all the pleasures in life more safely – family celebrations, live sporting, and artistic events travel, indoor dining. With only minor inconveniences such as vaccines and masks during a significant spread of the virus.
“Let’s get creative by changing lives instead of saying it’s all or nothing because that was how last year felt,” says Dr. Jeremy Faust, an emergency physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and lecturer at Harvard Medical School.