Baier: Why Are There Still Vaccine Mandates if Everyone Is Going to Get Covid?

BAIER Here s the ░░░░░░░░ from one year ago ░░░░░░░░ Fauci from a few ░░░░░░░░ ago and then the ░░░░░░░░ House press secretary on ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Biden You ░░░░░░░░ not get Covid if ░░░░░░░░ have these vaccinations FAUCI ░░░░░░░░ everybody will wind up ░░░░░░░░ exposed and likely getting ░░░░░░░░ Jean Pierre This is ░░░░░░░░ know everyone is at ░░░░░░░░ point everyone is going ░░░░░░░░ get Covid Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Now understanding that the ░░░░░░░░ evolves and there been ░░░░░░░░ contagious variants presenting milder ░░░░░░░░ over time if the ░░░░░░░░ two soundbites are accurate ░░░░░░░░ Jha why are there ░░░░░░░░ vaccine mandates mask mandates ░░░░░░░░ everybody is going to ░░░░░░░░ this thing JHA Yeah ░░░░░░░░ a couple of things ░░░░░░░░ is right now we ░░░░░░░░ have an extraordinarily contagious ░░░░░░░░ BA 5 it looks ░░░░░░░░ that s the one ░░░░░░░░ also infected the President ░░░░░░░░ is widespread The number ░░░░░░░░ goal is to make ░░░░░░░░ that as people get ░░░░░░░░ that they don t ░░░░░░░░ up in the hospital ░░░░░░░░ don t end up ░░░░░░░░ That is the number ░░░░░░░░ policy goal we have ░░░░░░░░ think it s the ░░░░░░░░ policy goal and the ░░░░░░░░ ways of achieving that ░░░░░░░░ making sure people are ░░░░░░░░ and boosted And then ░░░░░░░░ if you are at ░░░░░░░░ at elevated risk if ░░░░░░░░ re over the age ░░░░░░░░ 50 if you have ░░░░░░░░ disease getting assessed whether ░░░░░░░░ are eligible for treatments ░░░░░░░░ not and I think ░░░░░░░░ lot of Americans are ░░░░░░░░ should be getting treated ░░░░░░░░ is sort of the ░░░░░░░░ one goal Obviously we ░░░░░░░░ to continue keeping infections ░░░░░░░░ Obviously we want to ░░░░░░░░ widespread infections we want ░░░░░░░░ do as much as ░░░░░░░░ can We are doing ░░░░░░░░ things We re encouraging ░░░░░░░░ wearing we re making ░░░░░░░░ widely available we re ░░░░░░░░ on indoor air quality ░░░░░░░░ of things to keep ░░░░░░░░ down as well.”