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- Dr. Anthony Fauci has a much better estimate for when the US will beat the coronavirus pandemic and returning to normal. It can happen as early as summer 2021 or next fall, instead of late next year.
- It all hinges on the willingness of Americans to step up to the plate and get vaccinated quickly. A large percentage of the population will have to be vaccinated for the country to reach herd immunity.
- Vaccines will be widely available beginning in April 2021 after the high-risk groups are immunized, said Fauci.
Just as the FDA approved the first coronavirus vaccine on Friday, the US recorded the single worst day of the pandemic so far. Both the number of new cases (231,775) and the number of deaths (3,309) are world records. Hospitalizations are nearing 110,000, another record-high. The US isn’t the only country in the northern hemisphere experiencing devastating coronavirus outbreaks this winter, with the virus raging in several European countries as well. But most of Europe has imposed some type of lockdown to curb the infection rate ahead of the holidays, and their daily COVID-19 stats aren’t comparable to America’s. The aftermath of Thanksgiving gatherings in the US is starting to appear, and health experts fear that the upcoming Christmas holiday will fuel another surge on top of the existing one.
It’s not all bad news, however. Vaccines are starting to roll out and they’ll allow authorities to save more lives in the coming months and reduce the spread. The consensus seems to be that the pandemic might be defeated by late 2021, especially in developed countries. Dr. Anthony Fauci, who often addressed the return to normalcy in his public appearances, has a much better estimate than late 2021. But the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director said one thing needs to happen for normal life to return as early as summer or fall.
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