National Institutes of Health Director, Dr. Francis Collins, says unvaccinated people are "sitting ducks" as the highly transmissible Delta variant continues to spread in areas across the US.
"Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace asked Collins about how many new COVID-19 cases we can expect to see on a daily basis as the surge continues.
"I will be surprised if we don't cross 200,000 cases a day in the next couple of weeks," Collins said. "That's heartbreaking considering we never thought we would never be back in that space again. But here we are with Delta variant, which is so contagious, and this heartbreaking situation where 90 million people are still unvaccinated who are sitting ducks for this virus."
"We're in a world of hurt and it's a critical juncture to try to do everything we can to turn that around," Collins said.
The Delta variant has particularly impacted the unvaccinated, who make up a majority of hospitalizations throughout the country. In recent weeks, there has also been an uptick in hospitalizations for children who are contracting the virus and admitted to ICUs.
"With Delta being so contagious kids are definitely at risk and it's up to all of us to do everything we can to protect them," Collins said.
According to John Hopkins University , about 51% of people in the US are fully vaccinated, as of this weekend.
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