As Anthony Fauci prepares to leave his role as chief medical adviser at the White House, the United States — and indeed the world — is in a much better place in the fight against COVID-19. But the infectious disease expert is warning against complacency and says the virus still poses a threat.
"With this virus and its variants that keep evolving, and the lack of durability of protection, either from prior infection or vaccine … we have to continue to address this problem," he told 7.30.
"We can't just look at it as being in the rear-view mirror."