Students Could Return to California Campuses by Fall, Says Fauci

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, prepares to receive his first dose of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., on Dec. 22, 2020. Patrick Semansky/Getty Images

The country’s top infectious disease specialist says he’s hopeful California campuses will reopen for in-person instruction by next fall.

“It’s extremely important to get children back into school and kept in school,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said Dec. 18 during a live video conference to California State University leaders.