WASHINGTON — Summer is coming, and Dr. Anthony Fauci is hopeful that a nation devastated by the coronavirus pandemic might soon be within grasp of some normalcy.
But reflecting on the anniversary of the pandemic that prompted widespread lockdowns across the United States, Fauci also expressed caution, sharing the most important lesson he has learned in the past year: “Don’t ever underestimate this virus.”
The leading U.S. infectious disease expert and President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser told McClatchy in an interview Wednesday that, with more than 2 million Americans getting vaccinated every day, the country could reach a level of protection within months that would begin lowering the risk of individuals contracting the virus in social settings.
