Fauci: Biden Admin ‘Going to Need Local Mandates’ on COVID-19 Vaccines

Fauci: Biden Admin ‘Going to Need Local Mandates’ on COVID-19 Vaccines
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 11, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via AP
Jack Phillips
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the White House COVID-19 advisors, on Tuesday shifted the goalposts on herd immunity and said that he wants to see as many as 90 percent of American adults vaccinated against the virus in the near future.

About 70 percent of U.S. adults have received at least one shot, according to federal data. But Fauci suggested that when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) grants its final approval to COVID-19 vaccines, there will be more pressure to get people vaccinated.

Jack Phillips
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