The plague is still here: Health officials in the United States this morning (Saturday) called on the general public to get vaccinated against the corona virus and the flu, because they believe that we are headed for a “harder” season of the viruses this winter. Dr. Wilma J. Wooten, San Diego County Health Officer, said that “While the number of confirmed cases is on a downward trend, the virus remains active and contagious, and we expect new cases in the coming months.”
Meanwhile, the data comes against the background of the alarming message from the World Health Organization, that from an annual review, more than one million deaths have been recorded as a result of the corona virus since the beginning of the year. The sources said that the results are “tragic”. This, after health experts around the world warned of a new and “stealthy” version of the virus.
Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the World Health Organization’s technical team on the corona virus, said that the results of the review are heartbreaking, especially against the background of the tests, treatments and vaccines that are available to the public around the world. She added that “since we are in the third year of the epidemic, it is even more tragic, since we have the tools that can prevent these deaths.” Also, Van Kerkhove stated that “Many of us have become numb to the numbers. We need to do a review again and really understand where we are now in terms of the epidemic. We should not be in a situation where there are between 14 and 15 thousand dead every week around the world.”