PhD. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Adviser to the President Joe Biden A prominent figure fighting COVID-19 in the United States said that he does not expect that the country will need another lockdown period in the near future. Although more toxic variants of Delta continue to exist in many regions, this optimistic view has emerged.
Fauci talked about the near-term prospects of the pandemic in an appearance on Sunday ABCof WeekAlthough he did point out that the number of cases in the United States may continue to increase, he believes that enough people have been vaccinated and there is no need for lockdown.
“I don’t think we will see the blockade,” Fauci said. “I think we have a sufficient proportion of the population in the country-not enough to contain the epidemic-but I believe it is enough to prevent us from falling into the situation of last winter.”
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According to Reuters, the global surge in COVID-19 caused by the Delta variant is leading to lockdowns in certain countries, such as Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Elsewhere, military personnel are being deployed to help isolate COVID-positive residents in Sydney, Australia, and protests against mandatory vaccine passports continue on their way to France.
Fauci said that he believes the situation in the United States will still “get worse”, adding that “100 million people… are eligible for vaccinations but not vaccinated.”
Despite the recent increase in cases, vaccination rates have begun to rise, even in the most hesitant southern states. CNN Report. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), called this development “a silver lining.”
Collins said: “The silver lining of this is that people are realizing this, which may be a turning point for those who are hesitant.” On Sunday’s CNN show“If we want to put this Delta variant back in place, this is what urgently needs to happen, because now it is hosting a big party in the middle of the country.”
Collins said that he would like to see more companies mandate vaccinations for their customers.He was also “happy to see” a large company like the United States Disney Walmart Perform tasks for employees.
Collins said: “I think we can do anything to encourage reluctant people to get vaccinated because they want to be part of these public events, which is a good thing.”
