Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that it is “possible” that Americans will still have to wear face masks in 2022, even if the country “nears a certain point.” degree of normality. ”
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While Fauci noted that he cannot predict when the US could return to the way it operated during its pre-pandemic life, he believes that by the end of the year the United States could “ have a significant degree of normalcy that could be further what the terrible burden we have all endured over the past year. ”
“As we move into fall and winter, I agree by the end of the year [President Biden] completely, that we will be approaching some degree of normalcy, “Fauci said.” It may or may not be exactly like it was in November 2019, but it will be much much better than we do now. ”
Fauci stressed, however, that it is only an estimate and that “many things could happen to change that.”
“That’s why we have to be careful,” added Fauci. ‘Because you have differences that you deal with. There are so many other things that would make a projection that I give you today on this Sunday that won’t be the case six months from now. ‘
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Fauci explained that the prevalence of the coronavirus in the community will be the determining factor in determining when Americans should not wear masks, noting that he would like to see the transmission level drop to such a low level that there is a “ minimal the threat is that you will be exposed to someone who is infected. ”
“If you combine vaccinating most people in the country with getting very, very low levels of virus in the community, then I think you can say that for the most part you know that we don’t necessarily have to wear masks, Fauci said. “If it goes way down and the vast majority of people in the population get vaccinated, I would feel comfortable saying you know we have to pull back the masks, we don’t need masks . ”
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that more than 63 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the United States as of Sunday. According to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University, COVID-19 has infected more than 28 million Americans since March 2020 and has led to more than 498,000 related deaths.