Dr. Fauci: Covid Restrictions Are in Place Because You Can Still Get Infected Even If You’re Vaccinated

EXCERPT:

FAUCI: “So, let me explain, Dana. The first thing you got to realize, that, when you get vaccinated, your risk of getting infected dramatically diminishes and is very low. So, then the obvious question is, why are there any restrictions? There are because, in a certain situation, one can get vaccinated, have no clinical disease at all, but get infected and not even know it, and have replication of virus in your nasopharynx, and inadvertently transmit it to somebody else, who might actually be unvaccinated and get ill. That's the reason why you want to wear a mask there. The other reason for wearing a mask is that there are variants that are circulating. And although they're unusual, we are seeing breakthrough infections. But we're also seeing variants that are a bit disturbing. Fortunately for us, the 117, which is the variant that was originating in the U.K., our vaccines are very effective against them.”