Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted on Sunday that wearing masks could eventually become “seasonal” as protection from flu-like diseases that could also spread through the air.
He said that during the epidemic, Americans have made a habit of covering the face, which “reduces respiratory diseases.”
The nation’s top infectious disease specialist, Fauci said, “We celebrated non-electric flu season practically this year only because people were directing public health things against COVID-19.” ” NBC News ” Meet the Press.
“So it’s predictable that as we go on for a year or two from now, when people have respiratory-borne viruses like the flu during certain seasonal periods, people actually reduce this probability. You can choose to wear masks that you will ‘spread these breath-borne diseases,’ continued Fauci.
He also predicted that we would not see another upsurge in COVID-19 cases if most Americans got the vaccine.
“The fact that we have vaccines right now … is really a game changer,” Fauci said on NBC.
“I mean, if we achieve what we will do for the goals that the president has set – that is, if we vaccinate 70 percent of people by the fourth of July, at the same dose and even after that – You can see the blips. But if we handle them well, it is unlikely that you will see the kind of boom we saw in late fall and early winter, ”he said.
Experts have warned that there is a danger of herds not reaching immunity in the country as people are less likely to be inoculated.
“The reason … we ask people to get vaccinated is because the population that gets a large amount of vaccinations is less likely that you are going to see a significant boom in the coming autumn or winter weather,” Fauci. he said.
“That’s the wild card we have now that we didn’t have last fall or last winter.”
NBC News’ Chuck Todd asked about the drop off in people being vaccinated and said how the Biden administration could convince the remainder to take a shot.
“I think it’s twofold, Chuck. One, you have to get reliable messengers out there, helping people understand why getting vaccinated is important for themselves, their families and the community.”
“And different types of people, different stages of life have different credible messages. It can be sports figures. It can be entertainment figures. It can be a pastor or it can be your family doctor.
“The next thing is to make it as easy as possible for people to get vaccinated, which we are now doing with 40,000 pharmacies where you don’t have to go online, you don’t need to call. You can walk right in and vaccinate Can be installed.
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