This is when things will truly be back to normal.
now that Omicron cases are falling. According to the infectious disease expert, the country is heading out of the"full blown" pandemic phase of COVID.Financial Times
reported. But Fauci did say that it could soon reach an"equilibrium" that will allow some of the ways we've been handling the COVID pandemic to change. "There is no way we are going to eradicate this virus," he told the newspaper."But I hope we are looking at a time when we have enough people vaccinated and enough people with protection from previous infection that the COVID restrictions will soon be a thing of the past."As a result of the U.S. moving out of the pandemic phase, Fauci said it is likely that an end to COVID restrictions, like mask mandates, is on the horizon.
According to Fauci, the response to the virus will most likely start being overseen by local health departments instead of by the Biden administration. With that in mind, even if nationwide restrictions get lifted, local health departments could reintroduce measures on a temporary basis if outbreaks are detected in specific communities.
"These decisions will increasingly be made on a local level rather than centrally decided or mandated," Fauci explained."There will also be more people making their own decisions on how they want to deal with the virus."
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