Those eagerly awaited stimulus payments and vaccinations should be accelerating this week as the U.S. hopes to gain ground on the relentless pandemic.
Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN s State of the Union on Sunday that federal restrictions will be much more liberal and the U.S. could see a considerable degree of normality by the Fourth of July if U.S. cases drop as more Americans are vaccinated. But he also warned, on Fox News Sunday, that the U.S. must gradually lift restrictions or risk a wide-ranging lockdown to halt another surge.
Now the nation just needs former President Donald Trump to help out, Fauci says.
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A year after the nation first locked down, President Joe Biden has promised all Americans will be eligible for a vaccine by May 1, with the goal of friends and families being able to join together in small groups for Fourth of July celebrations.
But in Italy, the reality of the pandemic stands in stark contrast. Much of the country was expected to go back under lockdown Monday, and the entire nation was expected to be under additional restrictions over Easter weekend.
There, just under 2 million people – or roughly 3% of the population – have been fully vaccinated as of Saturday. In the U.S., 10.5% of the population is fully vaccinated, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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