Fauci Says He Doesn’t Anticipate Vaccine Mandates for Domestic Flights ‘Immediately’

Top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci responds to accusations by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), as he testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Capitol Hill on July 20, 2021. J. Scott Applewhite/Pool/AP Photo

Dr. Anthony Fauci has said that he doesn’t expect a potential COVID-19 vaccine mandate for Americans flying domestically in the near future.

“It’s always discussable. We always wind up discussing it,” Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said during an Oct. 10 appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.”