“This is not going to be eliminated and it is not going to be eliminated,” Fauci told ABC “This Week.” “And what is going to happen is that we will see that each person will have to calculate for the amount of risk they want to take.” The White House chief medical adviser said Americans should consider factors such as age, vaccination status and whether they live with vulnerable people when it comes to coronavirus precautions. “We are at a point where in many ways … we have to live with some degree of virus in the community,” he said. Dr. Anthony Fauci said that individuals should calculate the amount of risk they want to take on COVID-19. Greg Nash / Pool via AP The White House chief medical adviser said Americans should consider factors such as age and vaccination status when assessing risk. Getty Images “The best way to alleviate this is to get vaccinated. If you are not, to receive a boost if you are entitled to aid “. Fauci’s comments on the pandemic situation were in stark contrast to his most formidable warnings in early 2020. They are also in the midst of the nationwide spread of the now dominant BA.2 variant, which is highly contagious but less severe than previous strains. Fauci said the best way to protect against the virus is through vaccination. Shawn Thew-Pool / Getty Images Fauci said COVID “is not going to be eliminated and it is not going to be eliminated.” Newsday via Getty Images Fauci said that while “there is concern that we are seeing an increase in cases”, “it is not unexpected that you are going to see an increase when you withdraw mitigation methods. “It has been said that if we start to see an increase, especially in hospitalizations, we may have to go back to being more careful and using more masks indoors,” Fauci said. “But right now, we are watching it very, very closely, and there is concern that it is growing, but we hope we will not see increased seriousness.”
