US Official Warns: Most Americans Are Vulnerable to Contracting Corona

Janet Woodcock, acting president of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), warned that most American citizens will be infected with the Coronavirus (known also as COVID-19).

This came during a session in the Senate on Tuesday, during which legislators from members of the Senate from both parties, Democrats, and Republicans, sharply criticized the official, because of this warning.

Woodcock recommended continuing the pandemic response path until the Omicron mutation rates decline while enhancing the capabilities of hospitals and the necessary services required for them before the current response to the pandemic is reassessed.

The US newspaper "The Washington Post" reported that lawmakers considered that Woodcock's warning was causing frustration among citizens about the success of the administration's strategy of US President Joe Biden to confront the pandemic.

This comes a day after the United States reported record numbers of people infected with the Coronavirus being transferred to American hospitals, in addition to high death rates.

The United States recorded 146,000 cases of confirmed infection, crowded hospitals, and the average death rate was about 1,645 cases per day after this average was 1,048 at the beginning of last December.