“You’re part of the problem as opposed to being part of the solution.”
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on June 30, 2020.Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, says the data is clear that it is “young people” who are “driving this new surge” of coronavirus infections.
Recent data shows that the biggest age group reporting new COVID-19 infections is “at least 15 years younger” than a few months ago, he said. And even though it’s true that statistically those people are less likely to develop severe symptoms, people need to analyze the consequence of their actions. “By allowing yourself to getting infected or not caring if you do get infected, you are propagating a pandemic.
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