Dr. Fauci to Stephanopoulos: ‘When People Don’t Get Vaccinated It Allows the Virus to Circulate Through the Community’

STEPHANOPOULOS But are we ░░░░░░░░ this continuous cycle where ░░░░░░░░ just see new variants ░░░░░░░░ popping up that evade ░░░░░░░░ vaccines FAUCI You know ░░░░░░░░ will happen George if ░░░░░░░░ don t get good ░░░░░░░░ over the community spread ░░░░░░░░ is the reason why ░░░░░░░░ and my colleagues keep ░░░░░░░░ and over again it ░░░░░░░░ very important to get ░░░░░░░░ many people vaccinated as ░░░░░░░░ possibly can People who ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ get vaccinated because it ░░░░░░░░ me and I ll ░░░░░░░░ about me I m ░░░░░░░░ having any impact on ░░░░░░░░ else That s just ░░░░░░░░ the case Because when ░░░░░░░░ don t get vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ allows the virus to ░░░░░░░░ through the community and ░░░░░░░░ it does even if ░░░░░░░░ doesn t make a ░░░░░░░░ individual ill they may ░░░░░░░░ asymptomatic that person is ░░░░░░░░ a vehicle for the ░░░░░░░░ to other people and ░░░░░░░░ long as the virus ░░░░░░░░ to spread you give ░░░░░░░░ ample opportunity to mutate ░░░░░░░░ when you give it ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to mutate you ░░░░░░░░ sooner or later get ░░░░░░░░ variant and it is ░░░░░░░░ that that variant might ░░░░░░░░ in some respects worse ░░░░░░░░ the already very difficult ░░░░░░░░ we re dealing with ░░░░░░░░ which is a major ░░░░░░░░ why you want to ░░░░░░░░ suppress the circulation of ░░░░░░░░ virus in the community.”