US's top Covid advisor Dr Fauci warns more 'pain and suffering' ahead as cases rise

Dr Anthony Fauci, the US's top infectious disease expert, has warned more “pain and suffering” is on the horizon as Covid-19 cases climb again. Fauci also said he doesn’t foresee additional lockdowns in the US because he believes enough people are vaccinated.

Dr Anthony Fauci warned Sunday that more “pain and suffering” is on the horizon as Covid-19 cases climb again and officials plead with unvaccinated Americans to get their shots. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, also said he doesn’t foresee additional lockdowns in the US because he believes enough people are vaccinated to avoid a recurrence of last winter. However, he said not enough are inoculated to “crush the outbreak” at this point.