‘Go Out There…Enjoy It’: Dr. Anthony Fauci Says Kids Should Enjoy Halloween This Year And Trick-Or-Treat

SACRAMENTO (CBS13/AP) – The government’s apical infectious diseases adept says families tin consciousness harmless trick-or-treating outdoors this twelvemonth for Halloween arsenic COVID-19 cases successful the U.S. decline, particularly for those who are vaccinated.

Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday that it’s an important clip of twelvemonth for children, truthful “go retired there” and “enjoy it.”

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He added that radical wanting to bask Halloween connected Oct. 31 should see getting the shots for that “extra grade of protection” if they are not yet vaccinated.

COVID-19 vaccines truthful acold person been approved for radical 12 years and older. The Food and Drug Administration plans a gathering successful precocious October to see Pfizer’s petition for exigency usage authorization of its vaccine for children ages 5 to 11.

Nationwide, determination are astir 95,000 caller COVID-19 cases a day. Fauci called the downward inclination “good news” but cautioned against declaring a premature triumph since cases person bounced backmost successful the past.

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The Pennsylvania Department of Health says COVID-19 cases among school-aged children past week was 9 times higher than they were astatine the aforesaid clip successful 2020. A period ago, the fig of cases was 12.2 times higher.

California’s coronavirus decease toll reached different once-unfathomable milestone – 70,000 people – connected Monday arsenic the authorities emerges from the latest corruption surge with the lowest complaint of caller cases among each states.

Last twelvemonth astatine this time, cases successful the authorities started ticking up and by January California was successful the throes of the worst spike of the pandemic and was the nation’s epicenter for the virus. Daily deaths approached 700.

Fauci said he’d similar to spot cases driblet to little than 10,000 a time earlier dropping COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, specified arsenic shedding masks indoors successful nationalist places.

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