The Northeast could prevent a Covid-19 surge like the one in the South by following key measures-- Fauci

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Tue, 2021-09-28 10:47 — mike kraft

People in the Northeast could prevent a Covid-19 surge like the one in the South by following these measures, Fauci says As weather grows colder and children spend more time in school, a surge of Covid-19 cases like the one in the South could be in store for the Northeast, but it is not too late to get ahead of it, Dr. Anthony Fauci said. Madeline Holcombe, CNN CNN

(CNN) As weather grows colder and children spend more time in school, a surge of Covid-19 cases like the one in the South could be in store for the Northeast, but it is not too late to get ahead of it, Dr. Anthony Fauci said.

"It is within our power, and within our grasp, to prevent that from occurring," Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CNN on Monday.

The way to do it, he said, is by utilizing mitigation measures like wearing masks indoors and in schools, as well as increasing vaccination rates. ...

A former US Food and Drug Administration commissioner, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, estimated that the Delta wave of the pandemic could run its course by Thanksgiving, and Covid-19 could eventually become more of a seasonal nuisance than a devastating pandemic. But Fauci said that is dependent on getting a lot more people vaccinated.

Currently, 55.4% of the country is fully vaccinated, according to the CDC, still far below the "vast majority" Fauci has said needs to be vaccinated to control the spread of the virus. And the daily pace of new vaccinations is the lowest it has been since the CDC started tracking it in mid-January, according to data from the agency. ...

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