Meet the Press host Chuck Todd floated during an interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci the idea that “it is inevitable” the world will face more viruses “due to climate change.”
“When you think about sadly having to prepare for this again, and I know there’s a lot of folks who think that, due to climate change and due to the globalization in general, it is inevitable that we’ll deal with more and more viruses like this. The biggest lesson you are going to take away to prepare for the next one,” Todd said during an interview Sunday morning.
Fauci said nations need to band together to form a “better global health security network” in order to prepare for potential viruses.
“You know, there are a couple of lessons, Chuck. There are lessons domestically and public health-wise and scientifically. Let’s take global to begin with. We have to have a better global health security network of interconnectivity, of communication, of transparency. So that we are talking to each other all the time and know what’s going on. We also have to have a continued investment in the science,” he said.
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“If you want to look, Chuck, at these success stories in this terrible year has been the extraordinary, unprecedented advance with the vaccines. In January of 2020, we started the process, and 11 months later, we had a highly efficacious vaccine going into the arms of individuals, which is going to be the answer to this, together with public health measures. So, keep the science up, continue to support the public health infrastructure, and remain global in our interactions. As I have said so many times, a global pandemic requires a global response,” Fauci continued.
Fauci also warned that people “need to resist the urge to say, ‘Oh, everything is going great,’” and declare victory over the virus.
“Once you declare victory, you know that metaphor that people say, ‘If you are going for a touchdown, don’t spike the ball on the 5-yard line. Wait until you get into the end zone.’ And we’re not in the end zone yet, and that’s one of the issues, that when you plateau, there is always a risk of a surge. That’s exactly what the Europeans experienced,” he added.
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President Biden addressed the nation last week and offered some optimism on the virus but said lockdowns are not off the table yet.
“If we don’t stay vigilant and the conditions change, then we may have to reinstate restrictions to get back on track. Please, we don’t want to do that again,” Biden said Thursday from the White House’s East Room.
