High school students could start being vaccinated by the beginning of fall, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday. Fauci, the government’s leading infectious-disease scientist, also said he anticipates younger children could start being vaccinated starting by early 2022. “For high school students, it looks like they will be available to get vaccinated in the beginning of the fall, very likely for the fall term,” Fauci said during a congressional hearing. “With regard to children, we’re doing an age de-escalation study in elementary school children from 12 to 9, 9 to 6, 6 to 2 and 6 months to 2 years. Still, Fauci urged people not to let their guards down, warning of the long-term effects of COVID-19.

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that it’s “possible” Americans may still need to wear masks to protect against the coronavirus into early 2022. Ad“I think we’re underselling the vaccine, and I’m not alone,” Oz told Bruce Hamilton on Monday’s The Morning Show. Don’t change your life at all.’”Oz said new data coming out every day is showing the effectiveness of the vaccine. You’ll be able to hang with your friends if they’ve been vaccinated,” Oz said. President Joe Biden has challenged Americans to wear a mask for the first 100 days of his presidency.

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2020, file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks before receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool, File)Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that it’s “possible” Americans will still need to wear masks in 2022 to protect against the coronavirus. The comments come as the United States nears 500,000 deaths related to COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says mask-wearing is critical in slowing the spread of the coronavirus. President Joe Biden has also challenged Americans to wear a mask for the first 100 days of his presidency.

Dr. Anthony Fauci said the United States has the highest number of COVID-19 deaths compared to other countries around the world. Using a PowerPoint presentation, Fauci explained COVID-19 is manifesting itself severely in different ways that scientists are still tracking. Fauci hopes for vaccine in 2021Fauci said even if the coronavirus is around for decades, public health safeguards and an eventual vaccine will allow the world to successfully adapt. Fauci says face shields cant hurtFauci said if you can wear a face shield to protect yourself and others from the coronavirus, you might as well do it. He said hes been asked by teachers worried about infection risks from kids in the classroom whether they should wear plastic face shields.