Here we go again. The world rounds another pandemic Christmas and Dr. Anthony Fauci just released the new guidelines he wants families to follow this holiday season. One thing he said on ABC’s Jonathan Karl Sunday morning show is that we will forever wear masks on planes.
Fauci now says that in addition to the shots, the boosters, and the masks, that Americans should also test their family members using a rapid test before attending a Christmas event.
Karl began by asking Fauci to clarify comments he had made earlier, namely that those who were vaccinated against COVID-19 should “feel comfortable” gathering with family and even traveling over the Christmas holiday this week.
“You said earlier this week that if you are vaccinated, you should feel comfortable traveling and celebrating the holidays with your family. Do you still believe that?” Karl asked.
“No, I do. If you are vaccinated and boosted, and are prudent when you travel, when you are in an airport, to be wearing a mask all the time, you have to be wearing a mask on a plane,” Fauci said, adding, “Do not do things like go to gatherings where there are people who you do not know what their vaccination status is.”
“If you do that, and some people are even going the extra step or the extra mile, or maybe even getting tested when you have people coming over the house. We now have a much wider availability or point of care test that you can get a result in about 15 minutes. So you might want to do that,” Fauci continued. “If you do these things, Jon, I do believe that you can feel quite comfortable with a family setting, dinners and the gatherings that you have around the holiday season. Nothing is 100% risk-free, but I think if you do the things I just mentioned, you actually mitigate that risk enough to feel comfortable about being able to enjoy the holiday.”
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Fauci: people shouldn’t “do things like go to gatherings where there are people who you do not know what their vaccination status is."
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) December 19, 2021
In addition to Fauci’s new guidelines for Christmas, Biden warned that this winter will be the season “of severe illness and death, if you’re unvaccinated. For themselves, their family, and the hospital they’ll soon overwhelm”. His warning follows the news of the new strain of Covid, Omicron, in the US. As of now, there have been zero reports of serious illness or death associated with the new variant.