Dr. Fauci says it's exactly when we can get rid of COVID restrictions.

It sets out the number of new cases of daily Covid we need to get below.


With more people vaccinated against Covid-19 every day, the conversation turned whenthe restrictions we adhere to For a year can be removed, so we can have a taste for normal life. While many states across the United States began to compose mask mandates and increase the requirements of capacity, experts as the director of the CDCRochelle Walensky, MD and House White House Covid AdvisorAnthony Fauci, MD, was notified that it's too early to make these movements. But that asks the following question: whenwillIt will be careful to come back to a semblance of normality? In an interview March 4, 4 on CNNThe head withJake Tapper,Fauci gave a clear timetable As for exactly when it will beSafety deposit box for COVID restrictions to be deleted. And so that we can get there, we need to get COVID cases to a specific number. Read to find out what it is, and for more new vaccines, checkThe CDC just warned 3 new side effects of vaccine.

Fauci said we can loosen restrictions at about 10,000 new COVID cases a day.

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Fauci wants to ensure the American public that it will not be forever. "Wewill Remove yourself, "he said on the subject of relaxing restrictions." We are now up to about 2 million vaccinations a day. It means every day, every week that passes, you have to More and more people protected. "

At present, it is the plateau of the new cases that has faluched concerned: the average of seven days for the new daily cases of COVID-19 to 5 Marchabout 61.169.

Tapper asked Fauci, "When would you like to reopen businesses at full capacity? When would it be the right moment to eliminate masks?" The doctor's response suggested remaining vigilant for a moment. "Well, I would not want to see a light switch go and go with respect to restrictions, Jake. I would like to see, because we get the level of virus in the community at a very low level, well, well, well, well, well below the 60,000 to 70,000 new cases of infection, somewhere, I'm just going to take a number, even if there is not a good model still there, but I would say less than 10,000, and can -be even less than that. "

The number has not fallen below 50,000 daily cases since the mid-October and is greater than 10,000 new cases a day since mid-March 2020. And for more than the numbers are increasing for the moment , checkCovid numbers are now again on these 10 states.

The new variants have relevant falcies.

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New variants of the virus are in circulation, including theB.1.1.7 Variant of the United Kingdom, which now represents 2,672 cases across the United States and has been found in 46 states, as well as Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, according to disease control and prevention centers (CDC). And Fuci said that the Southern African variant and variant and the Brazilian variant, are one of the reasons it is worried about our current trajectory.

"The other thing that bothers me and who worries me somewhat, Jake, is that we have variations flowing in the community. Some of them have an increased ability to transmit and some are less protected by the vaccines, which means you want a person getting vaccinated to get this level of antibody high enough, so you can have a cushion against the variant, if you are infected by the variant, "he said Tapped. "So, there are so many reasons why you do not want to withdraw earlier now. You want a plan that you will be able within a reasonable time to remove, but not at a time when we have variants in circulation and when you have what looks like a tray of the decline of cases daily. "And for more where the variants spread the fastest, checkThese 2 states are the biggest hotspots for the new Covid strain.

Fauci is specifically worried to be able to see another tip because of the u.k variant ..

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The last evidence indicates that variant B.1.1.7 is between 43% and 90%.plus infectiousthat the previous strains of the virus, reports CNN. During the interview, TAPER highlighted these estimates on the U.K transmission tariff. Variant and asked: "What could it mean in the United States? Will we enter a period now where more people are infected because of the U.K variant."

In response, Fauci said, "I believe, if you come back to public health measures, it could become likely. And that's one of the reasons I keep saying it's not the time to withdraw. Some of the encouraging news, that it looks like vaccines that are currently being distributed now, two million people or more per day, work really well against 1.1.7. The British isolate, as we call it, which means further incentive for people, when their turn comes up, so please be vaccinated. "

Fauci repeated that there were two things that Americans can do two things to do to "pursue a downward trend" in COVID cases: "One, respecting the public health measures I mentioned and that Other people have, and two, are vaccinated when your time is present. "

He assured the Americans that "we will be able to open the country, to open the economy. But for the moment, we want the level of virus to be a lot, much lower than today." And for more Covid news sent directly to your inbox,Sign up for our daily newsletter.

And he even said in the states where mask mandates end, people should always be cautious.

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Texas and Mississippi have recently announced that they eliminated mask mask and capacity limits serve businesses. In response, inaccurateissued a warning to these states During an appearance of March 4th 4 on MSNBCJoe of the morning. "I would advise people ofTexas and Mississippi to respect public health measures That we talk about all the time: the port of uniform masks, a physical distancing, avoid gathering settings, especially inside, wash your hands frequently, "he said." We must continue to do that because we know it works. "

The capital of the House White House has also warned that we have already seen the disastrous effects that public health restrictions may have. "It's a bad sign, we've seen it," says Fauci to reference the current plateau in the new cases nationwide. "We found that last summer when we were trying to" open the economy and opened the country ", then we had this very big push that we did not want to repeat now. We were going to enter the right direction. Now it is time to keep your foot on the accelerator and not get out of the thing because we do not want another push yet. "And if you are preparing to make you vaccinated against the virus, know thatThe CDC says not to take this after your vaccine without OK from your doctor.


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