Fauci: Americans May Need to Keep Wearing Masks into 2022 Even if They’re Vaccinated

BASH You and the ░░░░░░░░ have suggested that we ░░░░░░░░ approach normality toward the ░░░░░░░░ of the year What ░░░░░░░░ normal mean Do you ░░░░░░░░ Americans will still be ░░░░░░░░ masks for example in ░░░░░░░░ FAUCI You know I ░░░░░░░░ it is possible that ░░░░░░░░ s the case And ░░░░░░░░ it really depends on ░░░░░░░░ you mean by normality ░░░░░░░░ Right That s what ░░░░░░░░ want you to define ░░░░░░░░ FAUCI If normality is ░░░░░░░░ the way it laughter ░░░░░░░░ Dana it s important ░░░░░░░░ if normality means exactly ░░░░░░░░ way things were before ░░░░░░░░ had this happen to ░░░░░░░░ I mean I can ░░░░░░░░ predict that I mean ░░░░░░░░ I think we re ░░░░░░░░ to have a significant ░░░░░░░░ of normality beyond what ░░░░░░░░ terrible burden that all ░░░░░░░░ us have been through ░░░░░░░░ the last year that ░░░░░░░░ we get into the ░░░░░░░░ and the winter by ░░░░░░░░ end of the year ░░░░░░░░ agree with the President ░░░░░░░░ that we will be ░░░░░░░░ a degree of normality ░░░░░░░░ may or may not ░░░░░░░░ precisely the way it ░░░░░░░░ in November of 2019 ░░░░░░░░ it ll be much ░░░░░░░░ better than what we ░░░░░░░░ doing right now BASH ░░░░░░░░ do you think Americans ░░░░░░░░ have to wear masks ░░░░░░░░ 2022 FAUCI You know ░░░░░░░░ it depends on the ░░░░░░░░ of dynamics of virus ░░░░░░░░ s in the community ░░░░░░░░ that s really important ░░░░░░░░ that gets back to ░░░░░░░░ again that you said ░░░░░░░░ you see the level ░░░░░░░░ down really really very ░░░░░░░░ I want it to ░░░░░░░░ going down to a ░░░░░░░░ that s so low ░░░░░░░░ there s virtually no ░░░░░░░░ or not no It ░░░░░░░░ never be zero but ░░░░░░░░ minimal minimal threat that ░░░░░░░░ will be exposed to ░░░░░░░░ who is infected So ░░░░░░░░ you combine getting most ░░░░░░░░ the people in the ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated with getting the ░░░░░░░░ of virus in the ░░░░░░░░ very very low then ░░░░░░░░ believe you re going ░░░░░░░░ be able to say ░░░░░░░░ the most part we ░░░░░░░░ t necessarily have to ░░░░░░░░ masks But if we ░░░░░░░░ a level of virus ░░░░░░░░ is at that level ░░░░░░░░ it was months and ░░░░░░░░ ago like 20 000 ░░░░░░░░ day is a heck ░░░░░░░░ a lot better than ░░░░░░░░ it s been but ░░░░░░░░ s still very high ░░░░░░░░ of virus in the ░░░░░░░░ I want to see ░░░░░░░░ go way down When ░░░░░░░░ goes way down and ░░░░░░░░ overwhelming majority of the ░░░░░░░░ in the population are ░░░░░░░░ then I would feel ░░░░░░░░ in saying we need ░░░░░░░░ pull back on the ░░░░░░░░ we don t need ░░░░░░░░ have masks BASH Wow ░░░░░░░░ your timeline is taking ░░░░░░░░ out a year maybe ░░░░░░░░ years maybe even longer ░░░░░░░░ No I you know ░░░░░░░░ can t say that ░░░░░░░░ And I don t ░░░░░░░░ to I don t ░░░░░░░░ it to be said ░░░░░░░░ because then it will ░░░░░░░░ a sound bite that ░░░░░░░░ not true BASH OK ░░░░░░░░ FAUCI I m saying ░░░░░░░░ don t know We ░░░░░░░░ t know.”