Fauci said in January "could be worse" more months

"We must all pull together," said the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.


You thought the spring was bad. You thought the summer was a slog. You thought that following month was the scariest, with Coronaviruscasearising and hostilitaux overflowing.Dr. Anthony FauciThe first expert of infectious diseases in the nation has news for you. "We are in a precarious position," the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said. "January could be worse," he predicted in an interview withNewsweek. Read to hear his warning and ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.

Dr. Fauci said the "surge super-imposed on the Christmas surège" is coming

"January will be terrible," Fauci said. "I think that January will be terrible because you're going to surge Thanksgiving super-imposed on the increase in Christmas. It is entirely conceivable that January could be worse."

"At least two to 2.5 weeks maybe even three, two to three weeks from which the journey [Thanksgiving] started, that's when you'll see the peaks," Fauci said. "Unfortunately, I do. I hate to say it, but it's the truth and reality. I see that it happens."

Dr. Fauci reiterated those concerns at aCNN Town HallWith Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Anderson Cooper. Cooper asked about a "final model projection, nearly 539,000 people Covid from April .... How bad do you think it'll be?"

"We are very concerned," he he said: "If you take the overvoltage Thanksgiving, Christmas push, when you get to the end of December and early January, we could very well see the numbers you just mentioned on predictions of what these surges can mean. "

"But we can do something about it," he continued. "This is the important point. We give the numbers, we are talking about the problems that this can be problematic, but in the same breath, we must say, if we, as a uniform country, do what we know can reduce Spread against the simple things:

  • Universal Port masks
  • maintenance of the distance by avoiding crowds gathering in settings, particularly within
  • Bring your masks at all times
  • and wash your hands as often as you can.

These simple things alone, despite the enormity of the problem can make a difference because it has been proven that it makes a difference. "

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Fauci said that help is on the way - but not here here

Dr. Faisci continued to use the promise of a vaccine - which will be distributed to people in high priority as soon as this month, as the carrot on the stick. "We must all pull together to do this because, as I have said so many times, help is on the way, vaccines are imminent. We'll start getting doses of vaccine in people's arms the end of the middle and the end of December, and then more in January, more in February. and as we come to the end of winter and early spring, much more. We have to be suspended there and do this for we expect the vaccine as many people as possible. "
So follow these basic and help stop this push, no matter where you live-wearfacial mask, the social distance, avoid big crowds, do not go inside with people that you do not go with (especially in the bars), practice good hand hygiene and protect your life and the lives of others , and do not visit these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.


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