Video: Boston doctor’s take on Dr. Anthony Fauci saying we’re ‘out of pandemic phase’
Updated: 6:11 PM EDT Apr 27, 2022
NEWSCENTER 5 AT 5:30. ERIKA: DR. ANTHONY FAUCI NOW SAYS THE U.S. IS OUT OF THE PANDEMIC PHASE OF COVID-19 AFTER TWO YEARS OF THIS VIRUS. THAT’S CERTAINLY SEEMS SIGNIFICANT. WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN? BEN: HERTOE ANSWER YOUR QUESTION IS DR. DANIEL KURITZKES. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> GOOD TBEO HERE. BEN: DO YOU AGREE OR DO YOU NOT AGREE THWI DR. FAUCI? >> I THINK I AGREE. WE’RE NOW ENTERING THE ENDEMIC PHASE OF COVID-19. ERIKA: WE KNOW HE CHOESOS HIS WORDS VERY CAREFULLY. WHAT DO YOU THINK HE’S LOOKING AT NOW THAT CHANGES HIS PERSPECTIVE? >> THERE’S NO SHARP BOUNDARY TWEENBE THE PANDEMIC AND ENDEMIC. ENDEMIC MEANS THIS IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE SOME REGULAR OCCURRENCE OF COVI19D-. IT’S NOT GOING TO BE OVERWHELMING OUR HOSPITALS, IST’ NOT GOING TO GO AWAY. BEN: DR. FAUCI SAYS WE’RE REACHING THE CONTROL PHASE OF THE VIRUS. I WOULD ASSUME THAT MEANS WE JUST STRIVE TO KEEP THE VIRUS UNDER CONTROL. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? >> YOU GOT IT RIGHT. NOW WE KNOW WE’RE NOT GOING TO BE ERADICATE THE VIRUS. IT WILL NEVER GO AWAY. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO WHAT WEAN C TO GET VACCINATED AND SO WE’RE PROTECTED AGASTIN SEVERE DISEASE AND USE GOOD JUDGMENT ABOUT WHAT KIND OF ACTIVITY WE FEEL ARE WORTH THE RISK. ERIKA: WE NEED TO THINK GLOBALLY. THE STATEMENT APPLIESO T THE U.S. THE EU SSAY THE EMERGENCY PHASE IS OVER THERE. WE SEE WHAT’S HAPPENING IN CHINA. VERY MUCH OF THE WORLD IS SLLTI IN THE MIDST OF A TRUE PANDEMIC. WHAT’S YOUR LEVEL OF CONCERN ABOUT THAT? WE SEE NEW VARIANTS? >> I THINK THERE ARE TWO REASONS TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE REST OF THE WORLD BESIDES THE ISSUES OF EQUITY. ONE IS THAT VARIANTS ARRIVE ANYWHERE. HERE IN THE UNITED STATES OR ANY COUNTRY IN THE WLDOR. THEY WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE GLOBE. THE SENDCO IS, WE’RE NOT GOING TO SEE THE WORLD ECONOMY STABILIZE AND GET BACK TO NORMAL WITH NORMAL TRADE AND TRAVEL AND ALL THE IMPACT IT HAS ON SUPPLY LINES AND THE REST UNTIL THE PANDEMIC HAS COME UERND CONTROL GLOBALLY. BEN: BEFORE YOU GO, I WANT TO GET UYO QUICKLY ON BA2. DO YOU THINK THE WORSE OF THAT IS BEHIND US? ARE YOU CONFIDENT ENOUGH THE WASTEWATER IS GOING DOWN, HOSPITALIZATIONS HASOT N SKYROCKETED THAT WE CAN PUT THIS IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR? >> IT DOES SEEM LIKE THIS IS JU AST BUMP AND NOT A SPIKE. HOSPITALIZATIONS STILL GOING UP A TINY BIT. NUMBER OF CASES ARE TRENDING CKBA DOWN. I THINK WE’RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE OYKA WITH BA2. ERIKA: THANK YOU DR. KURITZK
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Video: Boston doctor’s take on Dr. Anthony Fauci saying we’re ‘out of pandemic phase’
Updated: 6:11 PM EDT Apr 27, 2022
The chief of infectious diseases at Brigham and Women’s explains what Dr. Anthony Fauci means when he says we’re reaching “a controlled phase” of the virus.
The chief of infectious diseases at Brigham and Women’s explains what Dr. Anthony Fauci means when he says we’re reaching “a controlled phase” of the virus.
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