Fauci: If We Allow Covid to Circulate, We’d Be at Risk of a New Variant that Could Resist Our Vaccines

HAYES I want to ░░░░░░░░ the picture a little ░░░░░░░░ because it s a ░░░░░░░░ country it s a ░░░░░░░░ and complicated country and ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ everyone into one bucket ░░░░░░░░ is from the Tampa ░░░░░░░░ Times last Friday really ░░░░░░░░ statistics Two zip codes ░░░░░░░░ the Tampa in the ░░░░░░░░ Coast area there similar ░░░░░░░░ One of them 92 ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated one of them ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated One of them ░░░░░░░░ white the very vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ the other one only ░░░░░░░░ white much more Hispanic ░░░░░░░░ much higher poverty rate ░░░░░░░░ the second zip code ░░░░░░░░ 20 more than double ░░░░░░░░ first one And that ░░░░░░░░ makes me think like ░░░░░░░░ s also an obvious ░░░░░░░░ issue we are dealing ░░░░░░░░ here beyond whatever political ░░░░░░░░ people are getting that ░░░░░░░░ are people in areas ░░░░░░░░ are not getting the ░░░░░░░░ that is associated with ░░░░░░░░ poverty rates lower socioeconomic ░░░░░░░░ That s a solution ░░░░░░░░ that s a problem ░░░░░░░░ has to get solved ░░░░░░░░ It does have to ░░░░░░░░ solved And we are ░░░░░░░░ attempts of reaching out ░░░░░░░░ people like that to ░░░░░░░░ essentially extend yourself As ░░░░░░░░ matter of fact you ░░░░░░░░ Tampa Bay About a ░░░░░░░░ or so ago I ░░░░░░░░ down to Tampa Bay ░░░░░░░░ First Lady Dr Jill ░░░░░░░░ We were there encouraging ░░░░░░░░ seeing Hispanics Once you ░░░░░░░░ out there and show ░░░░░░░░ there and say why ░░░░░░░░ s so important you ░░░░░░░░ make headway So we ░░░░░░░░ t give up on ░░░░░░░░ group at all There ░░░░░░░░ still a lot that ░░░░░░░░ be done Again it ░░░░░░░░ with trusted messengers So ░░░░░░░░ think it was really ░░░░░░░░ great trip we made ░░░░░░░░ I believe we really ░░░░░░░░ some headway in that ░░░░░░░░ It s sort of ░░░░░░░░ and coincidental that you ░░░░░░░░ Tampa Bay HAYES What ░░░░░░░░ the what s the ░░░░░░░░ I mean what what ░░░░░░░░ the worst case scenario ░░░░░░░░ guess If you hit ░░░░░░░░ wall in these places ░░░░░░░░ you have counties in ░░░░░░░░ that are 20 vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ what does that look ░░░░░░░░ going into the winter ░░░░░░░░ Well as I have ░░░░░░░░ multiple times Chris it ░░░░░░░░ a situation where you ░░░░░░░░ almost two Americas An ░░░░░░░░ risk continuing to get ░░░░░░░░ continuing to get hospitalized ░░░░░░░░ America and a vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ that has very low ░░░░░░░░ of infection very low ░░░░░░░░ of hospitalization and very ░░░░░░░░ death So for the ░░░░░░░░ within those areas that ░░░░░░░░ t want to get ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ very risky from an ░░░░░░░░ health standpoint From the ░░░░░░░░ as a whole it ░░░░░░░░ going to prevent us ░░░░░░░░ just completely crushing this ░░░░░░░░ So what we will ░░░░░░░░ because certain sections are ░░░░░░░░ going to want to ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated is this smoldering ░░░░░░░░ that s always there ░░░░░░░░ one of the threats ░░░░░░░░ s worrisome to everybody ░░░░░░░░ that the more circulation ░░░░░░░░ virus you have without ░░░░░░░░ crushing it the greater ░░░░░░░░ of the evolution of ░░░░░░░░ again another variant which ░░░░░░░░ may not be able ░░░░░░░░ handle as well Lucky ░░░░░░░░ us the variants that ░░░░░░░░ circulating are handled quite ░░░░░░░░ by the vaccines that ░░░░░░░░ available We are pretty ░░░░░░░░ in that regard If ░░░░░░░░ keep allowing the virus ░░░░░░░░ circulate wherever it is ░░░░░░░░ red states or whatever ░░░░░░░░ are not the ones ░░░░░░░░ are getting vaccinated then ░░░░░░░░ have the threat of ░░░░░░░░ entire system getting in ░░░░░░░░ because you have a ░░░░░░░░ variant HAYES Yeah Dr ░░░░░░░░ Fauci as always good ░░░░░░░░ talk to you Thank ░░░░░░░░ so much for coming ░░░░░░░░ tonight FAUCI Good to ░░░░░░░░ with you Thanks for ░░░░░░░░ me, Chris.”