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Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that the US could reach a point at which people no longer have to worry about the coronavirus "within the next year to year and a half." Fauci said his cautious optimism comes from the success of vaccine development so far, which could ultimately lead to herd immunity.

Laura Ingraham Retweeted This is garbage. https://t.co/nhvzfXFFul— Janice Dean (@JaniceDean) July 18, 2020 Dr. Fauci: "We have got to do the things... that we need to do to turn this around... When you do it properly, you bring down those cases... We have done it in New York. New York got hit worse than any place in the world. And they did it correctly..."https://t.co/AyhXRvnFDd pic.twitter.com/0NuHmJdt3m— JERRY DUNLEAVY (@JerryDunleavy) July 18, 2020

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday state and local government leaders should be "as forceful as possible" in urging the wearing of face masks to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus, which the top infectious disease expert says is still in the first wave in the United States and has hit Americans "very severely." Fauci said the United States needs "to get better control" over COVID-19 and masks must be a priority as the country opens up. "I would urge the leaders -- the local, political and other leaders -- in states and cities and towns to be as forceful...