Fauci Apologizes for Saying US May Not Get COVID Under Control Until Fall 2022

Dr. Anthony Fauci listens as President Joe Biden speaks at the White House in Washington, on Aug. 10, 2021. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Dr. Anthony Fauci late Monday apologized for indicating the United States might not get COVID-19 under control for about a year.

In an interview on NPR, Fauci said that if things went well, including more people getting vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19, then “as we get into the fall and the winter, we could start to really get some good control over this as we get into 2022.”