Fauci predicts US won’t return to lockdowns despite Delta variant risks

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Fauci predicts US won't return to lockdowns despite Delta 1 variant risks
Dr.Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Work and Pensions at the office building of the Dirksen Senate in Washington, DC, United States, July 20, 2021. Stefani Reynolds / Pool via REUTERS / File Photo

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, Dr Anthony Fauci, said on Sunday he did not expect the United States to resume containment, despite growing risks of COVID-19 infections posed by the Delta variant.

“I don’t think we’re going to see any blockages,” said Fauci, who is also director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on ABC’s “This Week”.

“I think we have enough of the percentage of people in the country – not enough to crush the epidemic – but I believe enough not to allow us to get into the situation we were in last winter.”

While Fauci doesn’t think the United States will have to shut down again like it did last year, he warned on ABC that “things will get worse” as the Delta variant continues to spread.

“We have 100 million people in this country who are eligible to be vaccinated and who are not getting vaccinated,” he said.

The average number of new cases reported each day has nearly doubled in the past 10 days and the number of hospital patients in many states is increasing, according to a Reuters analysis.

(Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch; Editing by Daniel Wallis and Lisa Shumaker)

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