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'Eventually, you just don't want to do it': US hospitals feel pressure of rising COVID-19 cases
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Updated: 4:32 PM PDT Jul 16, 2021
HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JOSH FUNK, Associated Press
'Eventually, you just don't want to do it': US hospitals feel pressure of rising COVID-19 cases
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Updated: 4:32 PM PDT Jul 16, 2021
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rising covid 19 case numbers in US hotspots. As the delta variant rapidly spreads wherever vaccination rates are low and you have a high percentage of the virus isolates are the delta variant, which is twice as transmissible as the original lineage. You're going to have lots and lots of covid cases and lots of lots of hospitalizations. A third of new cases in the US, coming from these five states, according to a medical analyst to see a potential third wave is disheartening. Uh and it's disappointing because quite frankly, it's preventable. More than 99% of us COVID-19 deaths in June were among unvaccinated people. According to the CDC. It's not vaccinated people who are being hospitalized today. It's unvaccinated people. This as confusion remains over a booster shot. Pfizer virtually briefing us government officials regarding the potential need for another dose. But the guidance from the CDC is that as of now, a third shot is not needed. What is needed? It's first time vaccinations are vaccines work incredibly well against all the variants, including the delta variant. According to the CDC, the daily pace of people becoming fully vaccinated has dropped 84% since the mid april peak. If you get vaccinated, you will be protected from dying. I'm Camilo Bernal reporting.