Dr. Anthony Fouch, a top infectious disease expert, responds to Senator Rand Paul’s accusations on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at Capitol Hill, Washington, in front of the Senate Health, Education and Labor Pensions Commission. .. (AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)

Wilmington, Delaware (AP) —The United States specializes in infectious diseases in the United States, saying it is in an “unnecessary predicament” of a surge in COVID-19 cases caused by unvaccinated Americans and toxic delta variants. The house said on Sunday.

“We’re heading in the wrong direction,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, “very frustrating.”

He said he recommends that vaccinated wear masks be “actively under consideration” by the government’s major public health authorities. Booster shots may also be offered to people with a suppressed immune system who have been vaccinated, Forch said.

Forch, who is also President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, told CNN’s State of the Union address that he participated in a conversation about changing mask guidelines.

He said that jurisdictions in some areas of high prevalence, such as Los Angeles County, have already required individuals to wear masks in public, regardless of vaccination status. Forch said the rules in these areas are compatible with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation that vaccinated people do not need to wear masks in public.

According to CDC data, nearly 163 million people, or 49% of the US eligible population, are vaccinated.

“This is primarily an unvaccinated issue, which is why we are there, and we are actually urging unvaccinated people to go out and get vaccinated,” Forch said. Told.

According to Fauci, government experts are considering early data as they are considering whether to recommend boosters to vaccinated individuals. He suggested that some of the most vulnerable patients, such as organ transplants and cancer patients, are likely to be recommended for booster shots.

He also praised Republicans, including the government. Asa Hutchinson in Arkansas, Rondesantis in Florida, and Steve Scallis of Louisiana, the second-largest leader in the House of Representatives, encouraged their members to vaccinate. Their state is one of the lowest immunization rates in the country.

“What I really want is for leaders in unvaccinated areas to go out and speak out and encourage people to get vaccinated,” Forch said.

Hutchinson also spoke at CNN and didn’t know he might have underestimated people’s hesitation in vaccination, but “resistance is strengthened by certain factors and is just false information. It’s a myth. When I entered these town hall meetings, someone said:’Don’t call it a vaccine. Call it a biological weapon.’ And they talk about mind control. Well, they are obviously wrong. Other members of the community will fix it. “