Fauci Says It’s ‘Possible’ Americans Still Need to Wear Masks in 2022

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, speaks during a ceremony at the institutes in Bethesda, Md., on Dec. 8, 2020. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House’s top medical adviser, said on Sunday that people in the United States may still need to wear masks in 2022.

When asked during an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” if Americans will need to continue wearing masks into next year, Fauci replied that he thinks “it’s possible that that’s the case.”