Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky during a White House briefing on Monday warned of "impending doom" amid a recent increase in coronavirus cases and related hospitalizations. "Hospitalizations are up and deaths are slowly starting to rise with about 1,000 deaths per day," she said. The CDC director said that the recent increase in travel — levels of which are even higher than those seen around the Christmas and the holiday season — as well as some states loosening coronavirus-related restrictions, is likely behind the increase in cases. The vaccines, both created using mRNA technology, are "highly effective" in tamping down infections, including asymptomatic cases, according to the findings. PFIZER, MODERNA COVID-19 VACCINES CUT INFECTION RISK BY 90%, CDC STUDY FINDSResults indicated a 90% drop in infection risk after participants were fully vaccinated, i.e.

Source: Fox News March 29, 2021 16:32 UTC