If Americans don’t follow safety measures against COVID-19, a top health official recently warned this upcoming autumn could be the "worst" from a public health perspective. CLICK HERE FOR FULL CORONAVIRUS COVERAGERedfield urged Americans to “really think deep down” to get the flu vaccine this year. Last year, about 47% of people got the flu vaccine, and Redfield aims to push the figure up to 65% this year. Redfield's warning came as Johns Hopkins University reported 1,499 new COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. on Thursday, marking a new high for the country since the end of May. The U.S. has reported more than 5.2 million COVID-19 cases and 166,128 deaths, according to the university's data.

Source: Fox News August 13, 2020 16:30 UTC