NIH Director Sees “No Sign” Of Delta Peak

“Here we are with [the] The delta variant, which is so contagious, and this heartbreaking situation where 90 million people are still unvaccinated, which are ducks sitting down for this virus, and that’s the mess we’re in, ”Collins said.

“We are in a world of pain,” he said, “and this is a critical time to try to do all we can to turn the tide.”

Meanwhile, Collins said health officials are still monitoring the data to determine whether the general population will need a booster, amid concerns about the decline in the effectiveness of the coronavirus vaccine over time. .

That decision, however, has not yet been made, and Collins assured that current data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that those who are vaccinated are protected against serious illness and hospitalization.

Collins also discouraged people from going ahead and getting additional injections on their own until there was new evidence to support the need.

For now, the problem is with those who haven’t been vaccinated and are vulnerable to the highly contagious Delta variant, Collins said.

“The big message right now this morning,” he said, is “for people who are not vaccinated, this is the time to absolutely come out of the fence and take care of it because you are a duck sitting for this virus, it’s looking for you.