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, seems to be what they are saying. Dr. Ashish K. Jha, White House, Covid-19 coordinatorhttps://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.htmlUploaded 03-05-22https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/27/world/covid-19-mandates-vaccine-casesThe new White House Covid czar says avoiding all virus infections isn’t the goal of U.S. pandemic policy.Relatively low number of new deaths, but still too highHospitalizations, lowest point in the pandemicRising number of cases, a promising inflectionWith such a contagious virus spreading, hard to ensure that no one gets Covid in AmericaThat’s not even a policy goalThe goal of our policy should be: obviously minimize infections whenever possible, but to make sure people don’t get seriously illwe are going to see cases go up and go down during this pandemic as we head into the weeks, months and years aheadThe more important reflections of progress, health care system strain,whether people are hospitalized with and dying from Covid-19Paxlovid, push to reach the vulnerableDoctors are too hesitant to prescribe the drughttps://www.fda.gov/media/155051/downloadThere are some people in this country who sometimes think that we can take a domestic-only approach to a global pandemicThat’s not a thing. You can’t do thatIncreased contagionhttps://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportionsBA.2 68.1%BA.2.12.1 28.7%Dr. Janet Woodcock, FDAIt’s hard to process what’s actually happening right now, which is, most people are going to get CovidWhat we need to do is make sure the hospitals can still function, transportation, other essential services are not disrupted while this happens England, 10 January and 3 February 2022New antibody saliva testhttps://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2022/nearly-all-secondary-school-pupils-estimated-have-antibodies-against-covid-1997% of secondary school pupils tested positive46% vaccinated and tested positive for antibodies51% unvaccinated and tested positive for antibodiesChinahttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/30/beijing-bans-restaurant-dining-as-holiday-begins-in-zero-covid-clampdownhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5J1jYxYPJYBeijingCases, + 54ban dining-innegative Covid tests to visit public spacesLabour Day holiday.Prepared 4,000 temporary hospital bedsShanghaiCases, + 10,700New cases, among quarantined or restricted groups Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices