It’s a ‘when, not if’ question of unvaccinated Ohioans contract COVID-19, chief medical officer warns

“It is wise and prudent for any individual or parent to think about the risks and benefits of a new drug or vaccine,” he said.

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“However, I don’t think it’s appropriate to make decisions based on bad information. I think we need to look for sources of good information, reliable information and reliable data sources that have been proven for many decades. “

He cited as examples the peer-reviewed medical literature and scientific research that has been reviewed by public health agencies and the independent committees that advise them.

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“These have been very, very clear. The risks of COVID-19 far outweigh the risks associated with our vaccines. The benefits of vaccines far outweigh the risks of side effects and drug-related problems. And one of the things that’s extremely clear is that COVID-19 has taken the lives of many, many, far too many people, huge numbers of people, and we just don’t see that happening. with vaccines. ”

The delta variant now accounts for 83% of all sequenced COVID cases in the United States, as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, told Congress this week. The World Health Organization has warned that it will likely become the dominant strain globally in the coming months because it outperforms the other variants.

Most of the new cases, hospitalizations and deaths are in unvaccinated people, and President Joe Biden and his COVID team are urging these people to get vaccinated. Biden’s latest plea came at a CNN town hall on Wednesday, in which he said it was “extremely important” to step up and get the shot. Biden said the crisis was quickly turning into a pandemic of the unvaccinated.

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