Fauci also alluded to the effects of so-called pandemic fatigue.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that it is “possible” that Americans will still need wear face masks in 2020 to protect against coronavirus, even if the country reaches “a significantly (mind) good grade” at the end of this year.
“You know, I think that may be the case And again, it really depends on us seeing it normal, ”Fauci said on CNN’s ‘State of the Union.’ The driver Dana Bash had asked him precisely if it will still be necessary to wear a mask next year.
The words of the White House’s top infectious disease expert come at a time when the country is approaching 500,000 deaths by COVID-19 and when the fight against the virus began almost a year ago.
Although the United States is continually implementing vaccinations constantly To combat the pandemic, Fauci emphasized the importance of mitigation measures to continue the fight against the new variants as well. The doctor also acknowledged that Americans have been feeling so-called pandemic fatigue for months.
“As we move into the fall and winter, by the end of the year, I fully agree with the president (American, Joe Biden) that we will approach a degree of normality,” said the epidemiologist in the same program, who predicted that by next July the United States will have enough vaccines to “vaccinate practically everyone.”
Biden, who took office on January 20, has predicted that in February there will be more than half a million deaths and a total of more than 600,000 people will die.
Dr. Fauci also recognized that the number of positive cases is decreasing and estimated that the “degree of normality” that we can achieve in 2022 may be linked to the need to use masks. However, the deaths caused by the pandemic have already exceeded the US figures for those killed in battles, with the exception of the Civil War or the Civil War.
With information from Efe
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