The CDC director said the U.S. has tools to avoid severe outbreaks that could result in mass death.
The White House COVID-19 Response Team said Wednesday that cases have been steadily climbing since mid-April.
Officials touted Paxlovid, a pill to treat COVID-19, as the reason death rates haven't risen at similar rates. "What we have seen, I think, is a dramatic increase in the use of Paxlovid, about a four-fold increase just in the last month," said White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha."Our latest estimates are that 20,000 prescriptions of Paxlovid are being given out every single day.
CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky emphasized that the U.S. has the tools to avoid severe outbreaks that result in mass death. She asked local leaders in areas of high transmission to encourage masking and increase"access to testing and treatment.”The U.S. hit a grim milestone this week. More than 1 million people have died from COVID-related complications.
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