Dr. Fauci: ‘Very Difficult’ to Give a Definitive Answer on If Schools Are Being Too Cautious About Reopening

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Because a ░░░░░░░░ of people are confused ░░░░░░░░ it Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ schools Dr Fauci Administration ░░░░░░░░ that schools should open ░░░░░░░░ person as long as ░░░░░░░░ are following the five ░░░░░░░░ from the CDC like ░░░░░░░░ distancing and wearing masks ░░░░░░░░ talk so much about ░░░░░░░░ the science are schools ░░░░░░░░ too cautious do you ░░░░░░░░ and are there schools ░░░░░░░░ right now that should ░░░░░░░░ open in person You ░░░░░░░░ I mean obviously it ░░░░░░░░ a very difficult situation ░░░░░░░░ get an absolute definitive ░░░░░░░░ with the CDC is ░░░░░░░░ to do is look ░░░░░░░░ the risk that you ░░░░░░░░ and try if you ░░░░░░░░ the CDC guidelines to ░░░░░░░░ the children back in ░░░░░░░░ at least with hybrid ░░░░░░░░ maybe even when you ░░░░░░░░ have an increase spacing ░░░░░░░░ them that you can ░░░░░░░░ in what s called ░░░░░░░░ decrease capacity If you ░░░░░░░░ the four or five ░░░░░░░░ that the CDC recommends ░░░░░░░░ bottom line goal that ░░░░░░░░ think people need to ░░░░░░░░ is that and I ░░░░░░░░ said this way before ░░░░░░░░ CDC guidelines came out ░░░░░░░░ the default position is ░░░░░░░░ do whatever you can ░░░░░░░░ best as you can ░░░░░░░░ get the children back ░░░░░░░░ school with safety concerns ░░░░░░░░ the children and for ░░░░░░░░ teachers and the educational ░░░░░░░░ and that s what ░░░░░░░░ re trying to do ░░░░░░░░ s what the president ░░░░░░░░ talking about about getting ░░░░░░░░ K to 12 schools ░░░░░░░░ within the first 100 ░░░░░░░░ That s what we ░░░░░░░░ to do Yeah and ░░░░░░░░ for administrators superintendents teachers ░░░░░░░░ to you now what ░░░░░░░░ your advice for them ░░░░░░░░ they push the boundaries ░░░░░░░░ than they are because ░░░░░░░░ is a lot of ░░░░░░░░ that the CDC guidelines ░░░░░░░░ you explained are pretty ░░░░░░░░ but the schools are ░░░░░░░░ their feet Well obviously ░░░░░░░░ situation on the ground ░░░░░░░░ teachers make the decisions ░░░░░░░░ schools make their decisions ░░░░░░░░ CDC gives guidelines If ░░░░░░░░ follow the guidelines I ░░░░░░░░ it will go a ░░░░░░░░ way to be able ░░░░░░░░ get the children back ░░░░░░░░ school in the safest ░░░░░░░░ as you possibly can ░░░░░░░░ of the things that ░░░░░░░░ up is that we ░░░░░░░░ be doing more and ░░░░░░░░ of and I think ░░░░░░░░ are things that are ░░░░░░░░ to put into the ░░░░░░░░ of the consideration is ░░░░░░░░ teachers clearly should be ░░░░░░░░ among those essential personnel ░░░░░░░░ get vaccinated I don ░░░░░░░░ believe that it should ░░░░░░░░ if they re not ░░░░░░░░ they should not go ░░░░░░░░ I believe we should ░░░░░░░░ them and get as ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated as we possibly ░░░░░░░░ The other thing that ░░░░░░░░ going to relate very ░░░░░░░░ closely to what you ░░░░░░░░ said just a moment ░░░░░░░░ is if you look ░░░░░░░░ the number of infections ░░░░░░░░ the community they re ░░░░░░░░ down at a very ░░░░░░░░ rapid steep decline which ░░░░░░░░ very quickly as we ░░░░░░░░ into the next week ░░░░░░░░ so Dana you re ░░░░░░░░ to see more areas ░░░░░░░░ into the yellow and ░░░░░░░░ the blue zone as ░░░░░░░░ continuation goes down which ░░░░░░░░ think will add to ░░░░░░░░ solution to the problem ░░░░░░░░ with the CDC guidelines.