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CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky says new mask-wearing guidance and more vaccinations could halt rising coronavirus cases in a “couple of weeks.” Where the delta variant is fueling a U.S. surge, the CDC wants vaccinated people to wear masks indoors.

TOKYO — Tokyo has reported 3,177 new coronavirus cases, setting an all-time high and exceeding 3,000 for the first time, just days after the start of the Olympics.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says shipments will begin this week of 5 million doses to the U.N.-backed COVAX vaccine distribution program and 4 million more directly to countries, including Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and several Caribbean nations. Her predecessor denied the seriousness of pandemic. Tanzania went well over a year without updating its number of confirmed virus cases. Since Hassan took over the presidency, she has changed course.GENEVA — The World Health Organization says the number of coronavirus deaths globally jumped by 21% in the last week.

But the numbers are moving higher at a much more leisurely pace than they were several weeks ago. Nearly 436,000 shots have been administered per day on average over the past week. That figure was over 800,000 in mid-June. More than 2,500 people have been infected in a cluster that began when a limousine driver tested positive on June 16 for the contagious delta variant. The driver had been infected by a U.S. aircrew he transported from Sydney airport.

 

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I think they know that cases will plateau in a few weeks regardless of mask or not masking.

So can seasonality. Experts in data who have been tracking covid say delta will decline in 2 weeks. Regardless of any interventions but CDC will take the credit🤡🤡

Delta has been around since December but only NOW it’s making numbers surge? What’s next? Two weeks to stop the spread? 🤣🤣🤣. So many 🐑 believe these 🤡

Why did she stop at one? We should go straight to two masks! CDCgov is a bunch of useless bureaucrats

This BS plan has been in place since beginning of vaccinations.

Lol actually it’s likely peaking now regardless

Oh… so just 15 days to flatten the curve then?

If we're a couple of weeks from the peak, how on earth does it make sense to burden everyone with this mask mandate. UK peaked a few days after -removing- all restrictions and is now headed steadily lower. It worked for them. Let's try it!

Nah.

Who will bother getting a vax if you still have to follow all the covid rules? No reason to do it. I only did it to get around the restrictions.

I too am all for the vaccinated wearing masks at all times.

Another 2 weeks to stop the spread

Just two more weeks guys 😆

I will do what I want dammit!

Just a couple weeks? Where have we heard that before…

We all should wear safety clothes like this all the time and surely it will be over in a couple of years 👍

So we're doing that two weeks thing again, are we?

Even if you got 100% vaccinated today, you're not fully protected for weeks. They know cases will fall steeply on their own like always. This is such a sham.

So they know about seasonality-but want to take credit. They know 'more' people can't be fully vaccinated in 'a couple weeks' but they also know that many people are too stupid(and/or biased) to care about their lie..

CDC director quietly admits seasonality

Just 2 more weeks guys, then we'll be back to normal!

Like 15 days-ish?

The CDC is lost

I've seen this episode before

Please help. What do I have to do to get help. Please. My car is all I have.

It was 2 weeks like… last March or something. Yeah, not sure their estimation is quite right.

Nah.

Is the CDC going to post daily updates of the places which have the delta variant surging, requiring the wearing of masks indoors? Or will it be left to the state, county, and township officials who all don't coordinate?

Wear a mask, wear two mask get vax no mask now wear a mask-This is called, Controling the people-Hitler did it and how did that work out

Until the CDC comes out and recommends a vaccine mandate, no one should believe anymore that they are actually taking the seriousness of this pandemic seriously

then we will have to worry about other variant mutations...

Imagine if everyone just got the shot.

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