Scott Gottlieb, former head of the Food and Drug Administration, said Sunday the drop in new coronavirus infections across the nation is a “hopeful trend,” and Americans can take the declines in new cases “to the bank” as they’re being driven by growing vaccination rates and high levels of immunity among the U.S.
“But we need to look at those cases differently,” he said.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 225 million coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered, and 53.1% of the U.S.
Gottlieb said for a portion of the population, such as Americans who work all day and care for their families at night, getting a vaccine isn’t convenient.
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