Chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci on Sunday warned that “things are going to get worse” and that the U.S. will likely see more “pain and suffering” as the more infectious delta variant drives a surge in COVID-19 cases.
ABC’s “This Week” host Jonathan Karl asked Fauci if the U.S. would see a return to lockdown condition that were seen last year, or if this surge is just a “temporary setback.”
“John, I don’t think we’re gonna see lockdowns. I think we have enough of the percentage of people in the country — not enough to crush the outbreak — but I believe enough to not allow us to get into the situation we were in last win
NEW: White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci tells @jonkarl, "things are going to get worse," as COVID-19 cases surge with delta variant.
"The solution to this is get vaccinated and this would not be happening." https://t.co/Vs9wGhlqCj pic.twitter.com/TIWImK2k0u
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) August 1, 2021
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He stressed that although breakthrough cases among vaccinated individuals are being seen, they are to be expected as no vaccine is 100 percent effective.
“So we’re looking not I believe to lock down, but we’re looking to some pain and suffering in the future because we’re seeing the cases go up, which is the reason why we keep saying over and over again: The solution to this is get vaccinated and this would not be happening,” Fauci said.
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