Dr Anthony Fauci said on Sunday that vaccines should still wear a mask to prevent them from ‘accidentally’ spreading the coronavirus or getting sick, although he acknowledges that the risk is ‘very low’.
The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said it is still possible for people who have been fully vaccinated to contract the virus.
“What happens is that you might become infected and get absolutely no symptoms, not know that you are infected and then accidentally go into a situation with vulnerable people,” Fauci said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
‘And if you do not have a mask, you can accidentally infect it. There’s a small risk to that now, but it’s there. ‘
In a separate interview, Fauci said that there is also a risk posed by new variants, some of which are more resistant to vaccines.
“There are variants that are in circulation, and although they are uncommon, we see breakthrough infections,” Fauci said on CNN’s “State of the Union,” referring to the term for cases of people who have been fully vaccinated and remain positive. on COVID-19 test. ..
‘So we do not want people to think that you are not dramatically reducing the risk. If you are vaccinated, you absolutely do. The risk is very low and people will make decisions about what they want to do, ”he added.