{"id":1427750,"date":"2022-04-10T15:14:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T19:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1427750"},"modified":"2022-04-10T15:14:53","modified_gmt":"2022-04-10T19:14:53","slug":"we-dont-want-to-pooh-pooh-getting-infected-fauci-is-says-americans-should-consider-precautions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-dont-want-to-pooh-pooh-getting-infected-fauci-is-says-americans-should-consider-precautions\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We Don\u2019t Want To Pooh-Pooh Getting Infected\u2019: Fauci Is Says Americans Should Consider Precautions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwe-dont-want-to-pooh-pooh-getting-infected-fauci-is-says-americans-should-consider-precautions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1427750&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1237662729.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that Americans should still be considering taking precautions \u2014 especially with regard to large events \u2014 as COVID-19 cases were once again on the rise.<\/p>\n<p>Fauci joined host Jonathan Karl on ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week\u201d to discuss the recent spikes in cases as well as the alarming number of people who have tested positive for the virus in President Joe Biden\u2019s inner circle, raising questions about the protocols in place to protect him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dr. Anthony Fauci says Americans should continue assessing risk for themselves as COVID-19 cases rise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don&#8217;t want to pooh-pooh getting infected. I think people sometimes say, \u2018Well, it&#8217;s OK to get infected.\u2019 No, it&#8217;s not.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PA07iMhMLU\">https:\/\/t.co\/PA07iMhMLU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YixPHRKI10\">pic.twitter.com\/YixPHRKI10<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisWeekABC\/status\/1513167413151514625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cLet me ask you about the spike we\u2019ve seen right here in Washington,\u201d Karl began, noting that he and Fauci had both been at the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/attorney-general-merrick-garland-tests-positive-for-covid-19-following-meeting-with-fbi-director\/\">recent Gridiron Dinner<\/a>, after which 67 or so of the 600 attendees \u2014 nearly ten percent \u2014 had tested positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Karl noted that no one who had attended the dinner and then tested positive had been reported to be \u201cseriously ill,\u201d but the concern was that case numbers would continue to rise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is the lesson here? Should we not be holding events like this or, to the point we just talked about, is it time to accept that we can have an event like this but there\u2019s gonna be a risk?\u201d Karl asked, adding, \u201cSome people will test positive, if everybody\u2019s vaccinated, you know, it won\u2019t necessarily be that serious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fauci replied that people certainly needed to be aware of the risk but that they needed to \u00a0assess that and make decisions for themselves based on that information. He also argued that the people in charge of planning large events like the Gridiron Dinner should consider the impact as well as current trends and CDC guidelines when they did so.<\/p>\n<p>Fauci went on to note that there were plenty of events where proof of vaccination and proof of a negative test were required, suggesting that was a viable option moving forward as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t want to pooh-pooh getting infected. I think people sometimes say, \u2018Well, it\u2019s OK to get infected.\u2019 No, it\u2019s not,\u201d Fauci continued, saying that while people should be able to assess their own risk level, they should not consider getting infected to be an acceptable risk because of issues like the potential for long COVID or for significant illness \u2014 even if that illness did not require hospitalization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey may be at home, they may require a doctor consultation, but they don\u2019t get hospitalized,\u201d Fauci explained. \u201cThat\u2019s not something to pooh-pooh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Karl went on to ask about the people in the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/doocy-asks-psaki-why-justice-jackson-event-shouldnt-be-called-a-super-spreader\/\">president\u2019s inner circle<\/a> \u2014 including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Attorney General Merrick Garland \u2014 who <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-pelosi-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-day-after-attending-event-with-biden\/\">tested positive<\/a> in recent days, but Fauci said he believed the health and safety protocols in place were enough to protect Biden.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After Pres. Biden attends multiple events with people who later tested positive for COVID-19, White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonkarl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jonkarl<\/a> that \u201cwe feel that the protocols around the president are sufficient to protect him.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DwYo4vsWs5\">https:\/\/t.co\/DwYo4vsWs5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ynFM7o8JDN\">pic.twitter.com\/ynFM7o8JDN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisWeekABC\/status\/1513168245406195712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. 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