Giroir calls for kids to return to school, predicts 'more herd immunity' by summer

Americans will likely see life begin to return to normal this summer as coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline, former Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir told "The Story" Monday.

"Professor Makary is a little bit optimistic but directionally correct," Giroir told host Martha MacCallum. "Number one, it's true that at least three times the number of Americans have had COVID that have been reported. So most people believe that somewhere in the neighborhood of 70 to 80 million [have been infected] ... Number two, we know each dose of vaccine, even the first dose, provides a high level of protection after the first two weeks. Third, he's correct: The beginning of herd immunity is kicking in. "Mobility is up. Mask wearing has not changed and we've seen a dramatic plummeting of cases," he continued. "I think he's a bit on the optimistic side based on his view that more people have been infected ... but I don't think we're that far ... after April, maybe May or June, where we have a great deal of herd immunity and things are more normal than they have been."