Americans who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus should get booster shots ahead of a winter spike that could potentially be “dangerous” due to the rampant spread of the virus among the unvaccinated, said Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert.
“Get vaccinated if you’re not vaccinated and boostered if you have been vaccinated,” Fauci said, speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. He addressed the recent rise in cases in the United States, explaining that as the weather cools and people spend more time indoors, an increase in infections is “not unexpected.” But, he said, the large portion of Americans who have yet to be vaccinated creates a “dynamic of virus in the community” that is dangerous, makes the unvaccinated vulnerable and “spills over into the vaccinated people.”
