Dr. Fauci Says This Is How the Pandemic Will End Now

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Dr. Fauci Says This Is How the Pandemic Will End Now

A true end to the COVID pandemic might no longer be in the cards, at least in the traditional sense. During a Dec. 21 interview with CBS Mornings, Fauci discussed the future of the pandemic amid the fast-spreading Omicron variant. According to the infectious disease expert, people in the U.S. will "likely" have to learn to live with the coronavirus, much like they already do with the common cold and flu.

But Fauci said this doesn't mean that the pandemic will continue to be as much of a problem as it is now. Eventually, the U.S. will reach a point where the level of infection is low and the virus won't dominate everyday life. "We hope we get there soon," he said.

Only a little more than 61 percent of the eligible U.S. population is fully vaccinated as of Dec. 22, according to the latest data from the CDC. But in order to get to a level where COVID is no longer dominating the country, Fauci said that this number must go up. "Omicron has created a rise of breakthrough cases, which can be attributed to its "really spectacular capability of spreading from person to person," Fauci said.