Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that Americans, particularly those who are fully vaccinated, shouldn’t hesitate to spend holidays with their families this year amid the Covid-19 pandemic, clarifying earlier comments he had made that expressed more doubt about whether people could safely gather.

23%. That’s the percentage Covid-19 cases in the U.S. have declined by over the past two weeks, according to public health data cited by the New York Times, as the country has begun to recover following the nationwide surges of the highly infectious delta variant over the summer. Cases are still high in some states, however, with Alaska and Montana currently recording the highest number of cases per capita in the country, though even those states’ cases are remaining flat or decreasing.

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Fauci Says People Should Feel Free To ‘Enjoy The Holidays’ With Family This Year | Forbes