Fauci: Social distancing guidelines likely to remain

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Source: Politico

By KAMRAN RAHMAN
03/29/2020 11:03 AM EDT

The nation's top infectious disease expert expressed doubt on Sunday that the White House would lift its social distancing guidelines at the end of its 15-day time frame, projecting it “would be a matter of weeks” before the U.S. is ready to start pulling back restrictions.

“My own opinion, looking at the way things are, I doubt if that would be the case,” Anthony Fauci said Sunday morning on CNN's "State of the Union." “We'll look at it. And if we need to push the date forward, we will push the date forward.”

The Trump administration issued federal guidance that urged Americans to avoid gathering in large groups and stay at home for 15 days. That period, which began March 16, would end Monday. But Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and who sits on Trump’s coronavirus task force, said the social distancing measures are likely to remain.

“It's going to be a matter of weeks. It's not going to be tomorrow, and it's certainly not going to be next week," he said. "It's going to be a little bit more than that.”

Fauci’s assessment Sunday echoes comments from Surgeon General Jerome Adams, who acknowledged days after the administration’s announcement that the 15-day period would likely not be enough.



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If Fauci were President, this would comfort me. But.....

[Brainfodder]

1. Months/Years not weeks, a$$hole$!?!

Well, if blue/purple states.

Ya'll might as well be on Survivor elsewhere, ignoramus Republican *gag* leaders who got $$$$ they just have to worry about over safety, plus all them preachers who will make up stuff to fill their plate$?

Republicans are just ill for dollars, this will come into sharp sharp and even sharper focus, real soon?

Good luck especially to reasonable people in unreasonably governed states and countries!

[EllieBC]

5. Months/years isn't sustainable.

A vaccine, made mandatory, or reliable treatment is needed.

[Brainfodder]

8. 18ish months for a vaccine was why time is needed ofc, and extra to get it bulk and delivered.

Months will have to do, saw that since, he already extended to April 30th.

This will be like no other July 4th?

[JudyM]

2. I'd like to see local reporters interviewing folks who are out there not adhering to social

distancing, asking them where they get their news. We should be building a narrative record about the truth of this historic moment in time.

[47of74]

4. If anyone approaches me while I'm out riding my bike I'm calling the police.

Whether they're a reporter or not. It is finally getting nice enough to be out on my bike and it is still safe to ride bikes as long as it is done alone. People just need to back off and give me and any other cyclist out there space when riding.

[EllieBC]

6. I'm not fond of call out culture.

We have a microcosm of it on FB. Local idiots posting pics of people buying “non essential” items. Harassing single parents for bringing their kids to stores. Harassing people buying top soil or tools.

[paleotn]

3. States have their own guidlines

an their own experts. The feds have proven to be less than reliable in many, many ways. Maybe we should just go back the Articles of Confederation as our central government has proven ineffective.

[athenasatanjesus]

7. I feel like 2 months,any more cannot be sustained and any less is too early.