America becomes the first country to hit 100 million COVID-19 cases

More than 100 million COVID-19 cases have been officially reported in the United States. This milestone was reached on December 21 based on the record from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dr. John Brownstein's statement on COVID

Although the 100 million milestones is significant, according to Dr. John Brownstein, chief innovation officer at Boston Children's Hospital and contributor to ABC News, it is also a vast undercount.

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Reasons for unreported data

Underreported instances are likely due to several factors, such as persons deciding not to test at all or performing tests at home but failing to inform public health officials of the results.

According to the report, most of the population has already been infected with Covid, and the reported data only represents a fraction. In the coming years, it will hit much more.

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Brownstein's findings on surveillance data

The CDC calculates that just one in four COVID-19 infections were reported between February 2020 and September 2021 and that 146 million infections most likely occurred during this time.

According to Brownstein, there is potential to gather home testing findings as surveillance data to more properly represent the true burden of cases.

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Anonymous COVID-19 test results

For instance, the National Institutes of Health developed a website in late November that allows anyone, regardless of the brand they use, to submit anonymous COVID-19 test results.

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Rise in infection after Thanksgiving

According to Brownstein, there was a surge after Thanksgiving that we are not yet fully aware of, and another surge is likely coming after Christmas and New Year's.

Vaccination one best solution

He emphasized the significance of getting Americans' COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters and their flu injections before a gathering. He also added that America is going into colder months there is more time for Americans to get vaccinated for flu and COVID.

He advised everyone to be cautious, and one must be aware of what necessary precautions to be taken. By now, everyone is aware of the pandemic, and one must be cautious and put their action.