Dr. Fauci says that here's how to vote without catching Covid
Pay attention to the fundamentals and you can vote safely.
In an election year in which mail voting has become a hot knob,Dr. Anthony Fauci, the best infectious disease specialist in the nation, discussed when it is correct to go to the surveys, in an interview with ABC News'Start herePodcast. Read on and ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.
Fuci says he plans to vote in person
"Yeah. I'll go to the survey," said heavy from his current plans. He lives in Washington, D.C. and advises you to consider how much Covid spreads in your neighborhood before making decisions and ensuring that your polling station follows best practices. "If the polls that are in charge, they will do ... what happens when you go to a grocery store or a coffee, you see things, things on the floor:" Stand here " . And then six feet later, there is a small couple of shoes that say: "Stand here" then "stand here".So, if you stay at six feet away and you wear a mask and you are online outdoors, and when you enter inside, if the polling station is clearly cautious with masks, you can Use physically. For sure, because it's just the standard measure of public health. "
House Brad Mielke asked if Fauci would go earmarked or polling day. "I do not know," Fauci answered. "I was talking about it with my wife and I think we could go early."
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How to know if a polling station is too risky
Fauci said he had taken precautions if some fundamentals were not observed. So as not to enter a polling station: "Well, I should see people who do not have masks and that I should see people who are by the nature of the physical structure of a situation where they do not Can not be six feet apart-what is not well organized, "he said. "So I would be worried. And then I could make a mail and vote."
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How to avoid Covid-19
As we are moving back to autumn, Dr. Faisci reiterated as a result of fundamental principles. During an interview withCableOn Wednesday, he said, "We are talking about taking a very careful and careful approach to the reopening of the economy by the five or six common things," he explained. These included "wearing masks uniformly, avoiding crowds, keeping the distance, doing things outside absolutely much more preferably than inside and washing hands frequently."
"It sounds like things rather simple, but they have a major impact on whether you can get these waves down," he added.
And, because of the imminent season of the cold and the flu, it offered another recommendation: getting the shot of the flu. "We now have enough influenza vaccine to vaccinate nearly 200 million people," he said.
"Everyone, six months or more should have an influenza vaccine," he said.
"If we respect these public health measures that I have just mentioned, we could mitigate the flu season," he continued.
As for yourself, do everything you can to prevent you from installing - Covid-19 in the first place: wearing afacial maskBe tested if you think you have coronavirus, avoid crowds (and bars and evenings of the house), practice social distance, do only run essential races, wash your hands regularly, disinfect frequently affected areas and to cross this healthiest pandemic, do not miss these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.