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July 26, 2021

Fauci Says U.S. "Going in the Wrong Direction"; St. Louis Reintroduces Indoor Mask Mandate
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Here in the U.S., top medical adviser Anthony Fauci warned Sunday the
U.S. is "going in the wrong direction" due to the large number of
unvaccinated people who continue to get sick and fuel outbreaks. Only
around half of the U.S. population is fully vaccinated. Fauci also said
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was considering new mask
guidelines for vaccinated people amid the current surge. St. Louis,
Missouri, is the latest place to reinstate its indoor mask mandate as
cases in the state spike. Meanwhile, Alabama's Republican governor Kay
Ivey said it's "time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks" for
COVID's persistent spread.

Gov. Kay Ivey: "Almost 100% of the new hospitalizations are with
unvaccinated folks. And the deaths are certainly occurring with
unvaccinated folks. These folks are choosing a horrible lifestyle of
self-inflicted pain. Y'all, we've got to get folks to take the shot."



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