Fauci alarmed that cases are now 16 times too high to end pandemic

[left-of-center2012]

White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci warned in an interview Thursday that rising COVID-19 cases across the U.S. indicate that the virus is nowhere near under control, adding that the threat should lessen as vaccinations increase.

"The endgame is to suppress the virus. Right now, we're still in pandemic mode, because we have 160,000 new infections a day. That's not even modestly good control ... which means it's a public health threat," Fauci told Axios in an interview published Thursday.
“In a country of our size, you can’t be hanging around and having 100,000 infections a day. You’ve got to get well below 10,000 before you start feeling comfortable,” he added.

The daily average number of new coronavirus cases in the U.S., as of Sept. 9, fell slightly below 148,000 — a 5-percent decrease over a 14-day period. Nationwide hospitalizations increased by 1 percent over the same period, bringing the average total to more than 100,000 per day.

Approximately 53 percent of the total U.S. population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, while 63 percent have received at least one dose.

https://thehill.com/changing-america/571642-fauci-alarmed-that-cases-are-now-16-times-too-high-to-end-pandemic

[madaboutharry]

1. Where did the 25% unvaccinated number come from?

That is the number Pres. Biden offered in his speech. According to this it is 37% completely unvaccinated.

Or is 25% counting those over age 12 years?

[Wounded Bear]

2. Yeah, I believe that number is for eligible recipients...nt