US President Anthony Fauci, chief health advisor to US President Joe Biden, told CNN television on Sunday that it was envisioned that Americans would still have to wear a mask in 2022, even if the United States eased restrictions imposed by the Coronavirus pandemic. .
Although the daily number of confirmed infections continues to decline in the United States, thousands of Americans still die every day from the Coronavirus.
Just over 5 percent of the country’s population has so far been vaccinated with two doses of the vaccine.
One of Biden’s top priorities is to speed up the pace of vaccinations, and federal leaders are calling for more and more doses of the vaccine to try to prevent the spread of an epidemic that has killed nearly half a million people in the United States. far.
This number is half a million terrible historical landmarks
Said a virologist with the US government’s Coronavirus Task Force. When asked if Americans are expected to continue wearing the mask next year, Fauci replied that he believed that was the case. He added that this also depends, for example, on the prevalence of newer variants.
In an interview with US television, NBC, the expert also talked about that it is too early to say when the US can achieve full immunity. And on Sunday’s show on Fox News TV, whether people in the United States will need a booster dose later on depends on how the alleged South African boom has spread.
The virologist said that while the currently available vaccines appear to provide protection against the UK’s national alternative, they are less protective against the South African version, which has yet to prevail. Anthony Fauci added that if this alternative becomes more prevalent, we may need to obtain a version of the vaccine that specifically protects against the mutation in South Africa.
