Fri May 20, 2022 – 1:01 pm EDT
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(WND News Center) – Amid the midterm election primaries and a push for another $22.5 billion in emergency aid to pay for a fourth round of COVID shots, as well as treatments and tests, top Biden administration officials warned Wednesday that one-third of Americans live in communities experiencing rising levels of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.
The officials, urging people to resume personal protection measures such as masks, said there are nearly 100,000 new infections a day ahead of the Memorial Day weekend of large gatherings and travel, the Washington Post reported.
“As we’re currently seeing a steady rise of cases in parts of the country, we encourage everyone to use the menu of tools we have today to prevent further infection and severe disease, including wearing a mask, getting tested, accessing treatments early if infected and getting vaccinated or boosted,” declared CDC Director Rochelle Walensky.
The fall season, in which the midterm elections will take place, could see up to 100 million new COVID infections the White House previously warned.
However, in December, epidemiologists and medical scientists such as
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