Fauci: U.S. Has ‘Independent Spirit,’ But Now Is the Time To ‘Do What You’re Told’

REPORTER So we didn ░░░░░░░░ do very well this ░░░░░░░░ FAUCI No we didn ░░░░░░░░ REPORTER So how do ░░░░░░░░ more specifically how do ░░░░░░░░ avoid or mitigate the ░░░░░░░░ one FAUCI Well there ░░░░░░░░ a number of things ░░░░░░░░ can do First of ░░░░░░░░ we ve got to ░░░░░░░░ globally Pandemics are global ░░░░░░░░ we have to pull ░░░░░░░░ globally There s a ░░░░░░░░ called the Global Health ░░░░░░░░ Network or agenda that ░░░░░░░░ established several years ago ░░░░░░░░ need to strengthen that ░░░░░░░░ need to strengthen our ░░░░░░░░ collaborations We need to ░░░░░░░░ people speaking to each ░░░░░░░░ in surveillance It s ░░░░░░░░ to be open and ░░░░░░░░ When you do that ░░░░░░░░ can detect it early ░░░░░░░░ respond early Scientific approaches ░░░░░░░░ are going to allow ░░░░░░░░ to do what we ░░░░░░░░ with this outbreak rapidly ░░░░░░░░ a vaccine We can ░░░░░░░░ even better than that ░░░░░░░░ you can t do ░░░░░░░░ alone It s got ░░░░░░░░ be public health and ░░░░░░░░ science REPORTER So are ░░░░░░░░ countries that you there ░░░░░░░░ countries that seem to ░░░░░░░░ doing well Are there ░░░░░░░░ now that hold up ░░░░░░░░ models for a pretty ░░░░░░░░ response to this FAUCI ░░░░░░░░ know the answer is ░░░░░░░░ but right now it ░░░░░░░░ that every country is ░░░░░░░░ We are often compared ░░░░░░░░ countries that are not ░░░░░░░░ to us We are ░░░░░░░░ a little island of ░░░░░░░░ million people that we ░░░░░░░░ shut off We re ░░░░░░░░ a country that would ░░░░░░░░ if a ruler tells ░░░░░░░░ You must do this ░░░░░░░░ was talking with our ░░░░░░░░ K colleagues just today ░░░░░░░░ were saying the U ░░░░░░░░ is very similar to ░░░░░░░░ we are now in ░░░░░░░░ because each of our ░░░░░░░░ have that independent spirit ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ told what to do ░░░░░░░░ I understand that but ░░░░░░░░ is the time to ░░░░░░░░ what you re told ░░░░░░░░ And I think it ░░░░░░░░ is something that we ░░░░░░░░ be doing right now.”