(ANSA) - WASHINGTON, MAY 19 - "The severity of the pandemic varies from country to country, and therefore it is difficult to make uniform judgments. The rate of 15% of people fully vaccinated in Italy is a good starting point but in the US it would not be enough to change the guidelines and reopen. It means that 85% are not vaccinated, and therefore it would be prudent to continue using masks ": so the immunologist Anthony Fauci to the Italian press, after having received the honor of Cavalieredi Gran Croce in the residence of the Italian ambassador in Washington .
The scientist recalled that the easing of restrictions in the US began recently, when 60% of adults received at least one dose of the vaccine. Now, he added, the Biden administration's goal is to get to 70%, "after which the level of infection will drop further and go back to normal." (HANDLE).