Fauci Says Boosters Are Key to Controlling Covid

REPORTER voice over Dr ░░░░░░░░ Fauci on Tuesday said ░░░░░░░░ U S could move ░░░░░░░░ the Covid 19 health ░░░░░░░░ next year if the ░░░░░░░░ S ramps up vaccination ░░░░░░░░ and those who are ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated get their booster ░░░░░░░░ FAUCI Look what other ░░░░░░░░ are doing now about ░░░░░░░░ a booster campaign virtually ░░░░░░░░ everybody I think if ░░░░░░░░ do that and we ░░░░░░░░ it in earnest I ░░░░░░░░ by the spring we ░░░░░░░░ have a pretty good ░░░░░░░░ of this REPORTER voice ░░░░░░░░ In an interview at ░░░░░░░░ Reuters Total Health Conference ░░░░░░░░ said there is a ░░░░░░░░ of opinion as to ░░░░░░░░ is considered under control ░░░░░░░░ he disagrees with those ░░░░░░░░ argue that it is ░░░░░░░░ to start learning to ░░░░░░░░ with the virus He ░░░░░░░░ current case levels are ░░░░░░░░ high FAUCI But I ░░░░░░░░ t want to sit ░░░░░░░░ when we have 70 ░░░░░░░░ 85 000 new infections ░░░░░░░░ day and say Oh ░░░░░░░░ we can t do ░░░░░░░░ better than that Let ░░░░░░░░ just live with that ░░░░░░░░ that s not where ░░░░░░░░ want to be REPORTER ░░░░░░░░ over Fauci says the ░░░░░░░░ to controlling the virus ░░░░░░░░ booster shots currently available ░░░░░░░░ least six months after ░░░░░░░░ prior vaccination for at ░░░░░░░░ groups though some states ░░░░░░░░ New York City have ░░░░░░░░ boosters to most adults ░░░░░░░░ the pandemic phase of ░░░░░░░░ may end soon experts ░░░░░░░░ the virus will not ░░░░░░░░ eliminated and will likely ░░░░░░░░ endemic meaning it will ░░░░░░░░ be present like the ░░░░░░░░ or chickenpox To reach ░░░░░░░░ goal Fauci says more ░░░░░░░░ need to roll up ░░░░░░░░ sleeves FAUCI For me ░░░░░░░░ means a lot more ░░░░░░░░ get vaccinated a lot ░░░░░░░░ people get boosted And ░░░░░░░░ you don t eliminate ░░░░░░░░ eradicate that infection is ░░░░░░░░ dominating your life REPORTER ░░░░░░░░ over The Reuters Total ░░░░░░░░ Conference runs virtually through ░░░░░░░░ 18th.”