PTI | New Delhi | Updated: 25-01-2021 20:55 IST | Created: 25-01-2021 20:48 IST
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A public health crisis is difficult to be tackled when there is divisiveness in a country and it can be a really harmful message when wearing a mask becomes a political statement, eminent physician-scientist Dr Anthony Fauci said on Monday.
He said that the new variants of the virus must be taken seriously and paid attention to it as it evolves, though the good news is that it does not seem to affect the efficacy of the vaccine.
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Speaking at a panel discussion on Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis at the World Economic Forum s online Davos Agenda Summit, Fauci said, In the US, one of the key findings was the challenges of divisiveness and the politicisation of the crisis. It makes it extremely problematic to address a public health crisis when you are in the middle of divisiveness in the country, said Fauci, Director, US National Insti
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