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Finally, health leaders see COVID cases in the United States after the last wave of the holiday season has begun to decline in early January. But the downward trend can be appeased some people in a dangerous scheme to think. That is whyAnthony Fauci, MD, warned on CNN on February 16 thatcomplacent And lose sight of basic health measures is one of the worst things you could do right now. Read on to see why the high infectious disease expert issues this warning, and to learn more about how you can keep safe, seeDr. Fauci just says it's the only security to eat in a restaurant.

While discussing the recent significant decline in the number of new cases a day in the United States, Fauci warned that westill face a great fight Before we can declare the pandemic really more. "We just have to pay attention to being too excited about it because we have the challenge of variants," he said CNNJim Sciutto. "One of the things we need to make sure we are doing is that we do not get complacent when we see these numbers fall. And to understand how numbers are where you live, knowHow much Covid spreads in your state.

Fauci then acknowledged that the pandemic had wreaked havoc on the patience and confidence of the population, but also pointed out that it was important toSee the basic precautions by until the end. "We need to continue public health measures," he said. "As much as you know, we have done for a long time and people are tired with her, we have to continue until we get so low that it's more a threat. »

But the National Institute of Director Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has also been convinced that a combination of these health measures and our last weapon, the vaccine, would eventually help include the number of cases to these lows levels. "Simultaneously with this trajectory down are more inmore people to get vaccinated, "Fauci told CNN. "These two things together, I hope to get to the point where we will continue in the right direction."

But there is one thing that could get in the way. "We must keep our eye on the variants, mainly mutations," he said. "But the good news is that the one most dominant the UK variant, the [B.1.1.1.7] - that the model tells us will probably be dominant in our country by the end of March is quite well protected by the vaccines we use ". And to learn more about the next vaccine that could go out, seeWho should wait Johnson & Johnson vaccine, according to experts.

Fauci is not alone in custody that these new strains create the potential for anothersurge infections through In the United States "I think we should assume that theThe next wave of case growth, To the extent that we have, will be with B.1.1.7, and that something I think that everyone must be even more careful about "Andy Slavitt, Senior Advisor for the White House Response Team Covid-19, said during an interview with MSNBC ofHallie Jackson February 15 "It's nice to see thethe number of fallsBut it could mislead ".

Slavitt warned: "I do not think we are nowhere nearby [to] on the woods, I do not think we'll just see the sail from here it would be a shame to take our foot out of .. the gas too early. And for more Covid news, delivered directly to your inbox,Sign up for our daily newsletter.

Fauci's concerns were also taken up by colleagues who warned that if the decline in the COVID number was significant, they remained incredibly high. "Thecases are more than two and a half times times What we saw during the summer, "Rochelle Walensky, MD, Director of American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), stressed during an appearance on NBCMeet the press On February 14, it is encouraging to see these trends to come down, but they arrive at the bottom of an extraordinarily high place. »

And in another interview the same day, Walensky also spoke about his concerns about theContagious new strains virus that arethrough dissemination in the United States, With the R.U variant. OnlyConstituent 1.173 cases In 40 states as of February 16 "We are nowhere on the woods", she warned during an interview with CBSFace the nationFebruary 14th. "If we relax these attenuation strategies with increasing transmitted variants, we could be in a much more difficult place. So, what I would say, it's now the moment not to let go. Now is the time double . "And for more where things are turning for the worst, checkCOVID cases begin to increase again in these 3 states.