US Surgeon General Vice Admiral Jerome Adams appealed to Americans to grasp "the severity of the moment" and remain vigilant against the coronavirus pandemic, as record hospitalisations pushed healthcare professionals to the brink. "We are almost to a vaccine.
We've got new remedies out there. We just need you, the American people, to hold on a little bit longer," the White House Coronavirus Task Force member, told Fox News.
He urged people to adjust their plans ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, which has led to the busiest US air travel since the early days of the pandemic in March, with millions of people flying despite the hazards of a crowded airport.