U.S. no longer in ‘full-blown’ pandemic phase, Fauci says

Dr. Anthony Fauci has declared the United States is now 'out of the pandemic phase' of Covid-19 as cases and hospitalizations plummet.

President Biden's top medical advisor, who continually lobbied for draconian mask and vaccine measures for the last two years, said 'we are at a low level right now'.

But he warned the virus cannot be stamped out completely and long-term vaccination programs may need to continue on a yearly basis.

Fauci, whose comments were buried at the end of an interview with PBS's NewsHour on Tuesday, caused some confusion by saying the 'pandemic phase' was over at home but 'is still ongoing globally'.