Even when a vaccine is developed, he said things may never return to what was considered normal before the virus, because it will always be a looming threat in society. He previously said that the virus will likely come back every year, especially without a vaccine to prevent future outbreaks. However, he said Monday that he's hoping scientists will develop therapeutic drugs and a workable vaccine in the meantime that will help contain the virus better than it is today.
"When we say 'getting back to normal' we mean something very different from what we're going through right now, because right now we are in a very intense mitigation," Fauci said. "If 'back to normal' means acting like there never was a coronavirus problem, I don't think that's going to happen until we do have a situation where you can completely protect the population" with a vaccine, he said.
COVID-19 has spread to almost every country in the world, killing more than 74,000. The worst outbreak is in the U.S. where there are more than 362,000 cases and at least 10,781 deaths. The U.S. is no longer trying to contain the virus. State and federal officials are trying to mitigate the damage wrought by COVID-19 as it tears through the nation. The U.S. is also working on antibody testing that would determine whether someone was exposed to the virus and had the antibodies to fight it. That would also tell health officials how far it actually spread.White House officials have predicted between 100,000 to as many as 240,000 people in the U.S.
CNBC Donald Trump is going to sit The Fauch down in a corner somewhere and dare him to move or speak. Mark my words.
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CNBC I don't understand this Doctor, why continue to be part of White House daily briefings if Trump has a different view on how to treat the Management of COVID-19 realDonaldTrump
CNBC We are witnessing in the United States one of the greatest failures of basic governance and basic leadership in modern times.
CNBC Fauci failed Your intel failed / its leader Schiff was wire tapping Congress You failed / impeachment while covid raged You will not be forgiven Your time is running out
CNBC The vaccine ... NOW NOW!!!
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CNBC ...meaning this Administration still doesn't have a fucking clue of what they're doing... Dr Fauci, do a private video & lay it all out for us. Numbers of deaths hit record high again!!! When will we have control of this crisis
CNBC By definition, it’s impossible to completely protect any population, never mind one as vast as our own.
CNBC Ultimately trump will say his instincts are much better than an expert like Dr. Fauci and more Americans will die. A lot more.
CNBC and they are trying to open without Theraphy neither Vaccination in place? So, apart of the Class Action due neglected the Warning Alert now they taking chances to further send workers to a Dead Sentence into crowded workplaces or the like without the above requirements? I don't!
CNBC it means virus may comeback may not
CNBC Most viruses do not have a vaccine
CNBC What is best time for getting herd immunity. Answer is NOW, because of increased temperatures the viral transmission seems to be slower. Evidence shows the transmission has been higher in areas of cold temperatures.
CNBC Still less deaths in US from Coronavirus than from flu this year
CNBC Do not politicize the COVIDー19 ,then aeap back to normal.
CNBC America is dead. We gave away our freedoms, our standard of living and our social structure out of fear of a virus that the 'experts' don't understand. We deserve to be slaves in a police state.
CNBC Solution to Dr Fauci issue is to build herd immunity. Ways to achieve that a)Allow younger people to move around freely (but not gathering more than 5 people) b) Isolate people with Co morbid conditions, old age people (even at home ask young to be separated from old)
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CNBC Most likely not this side of the 2nd coming of Jesus. That will settle a whole lot.
CNBC I never had your protection before and I don't want it now!! Get the F out of here!
CNBC You are bought and paid for urgh
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CNBC The hate Trump media refuses to pass on the latest information about the war against COVID-19. The media seems to be more interested in passing on miss information that does not help stop the spread of a serious virus that would kill millions of US if nothing hate been done...
CNBC How long did it take people to forget the Spanish flu?
CNBC The new normal will not be the old normal! Count on it!
CNBC I agree we need to be cautious, but we can’t “completely” protect everyone from any illness.
CNBC Dr. Fauci is one the cabal sponsoring that's behind Coronavirus ravaging the world and for the vaccine Africa will not accept it because your evil agenda would come back to you. Posterity shall speak at last.
CNBC Word salad headline. Getting back to normal and pretending this never happened are 2 different subjects. You can do one without doing the other.
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CNBC This was already posted days ago. Why are you posting again?
CNBC How about if we all go back to work and just wear our masks and nobody hooks up with anybody new for a while?
CNBC Protect the population, vote Democrat 2020
CNBC Yet we somehow get along every year with the seasonal flu.....
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