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 BAIER ░░░░░░░░ s the President from ░░░░░░░░ year ago Dr Fauci ░░░░░░░░ a few months ago ░░░░░░░░ then the White House ░░░░░░░░ secretary on Thursday Clip ░░░░░░░░ Biden You will not ░░░░░░░░ Covid if you have ░░░░░░░░ vaccinations Fauci Virtually everybody ░░░░░░░░ wind up getting exposed ░░░░░░░░ likely getting infected Jean ░░░░░░░░ This is you know ░░░░░░░░ is at some point ░░░░░░░░ is going to get ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends BAIER Now ░░░░░░░░ that the virus evolves ░░░░░░░░ there been more contagious ░░░░░░░░ presenting milder symptoms over ░░░░░░░░ if the last two ░░░░░░░░ are accurate Dr Jha ░░░░░░░░ are there mandates vaccine ░░░░░░░░ mask mandates if everybody ░░░░░░░░ going to get this ░░░░░░░░ JHA Yeah so a ░░░░░░░░ of things First is ░░░░░░░░ now we do have ░░░░░░░░ extraordinarily contagious variant BA ░░░░░░░░ it looks like that ░░░░░░░░ the one that also ░░░░░░░░ the President it is ░░░░░░░░ The number one goal ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ people get infected that ░░░░░░░░ don t end up ░░░░░░░░ the hospital they don ░░░░░░░░ end up dying That ░░░░░░░░ the number one policy ░░░░░░░░ we have I think ░░░░░░░░ s the right policy ░░░░░░░░ and the best ways ░░░░░░░░ achieving that is making ░░░░░░░░ people are vaccinated and ░░░░░░░░ And then obviously if ░░░░░░░░ are at all at ░░░░░░░░ risk if you re ░░░░░░░░ the age of 50 ░░░░░░░░ you have chronic disease ░░░░░░░░ assessed whether you are ░░░░░░░░ for treatments or not ░░░░░░░░ I think a lot ░░░░░░░░ Americans are and should ░░░░░░░░ getting treated that is ░░░░░░░░ of the number one ░░░░░░░░ Obviously we want to ░░░░░░░░ keeping infections down Obviously ░░░░░░░░ want to prevent widespread ░░░░░░░░ we want to do ░░░░░░░░ much as we can ░░░░░░░░ are doing those things ░░░░░░░░ re encouraging mask wearing ░░░░░░░░ re making testing widely ░░░░░░░░ we re working on ░░░░░░░░ air quality Lots of ░░░░░░░░ to keep infections down ░░░░░░░░ well.”