The first is following those big four steps Fauci has been pushing for for the past year. “Double down on the adherence to the public health measures we talk about all the time: the uniform masking that the president has spoken about, the physical distancing, the avoiding congregate settings—particularly indoors—and washing hands,” he said. The second key way to stop COVID from mutating and avoid another surge is by getting your COVID vaccines as soon as possible. “When a vaccine becomes available to you, get vaccinated,” said Fauci. “You will not only be protecting yourself , your family, but you will be making a major step in a positive way to protecting your community.” That’s not the only advice Fauci’s had recently about how to best prevent the further spread of the virus; read on to discover what the public health expert says everyone should be doing now to get COVID under control. And if you’re wondering how Fauci’s vaccinations went, check out Dr. Fauci Says He Had These Side Effects From His Second Vaccine Dose. As more and more people get vaccinated, it may be tempting to gather with friends or family members to celebrate major events. However, considering the post-holiday COVID spikes the U.S. has just seen in recent months, Fauci says that getting together with people outside your household for the big game should absolutely be off the table. “As much fun as it is to get together for a big Super Bowl party, now is not the time to do that,” he said in an interview with Today on Feb. 3. “Watch the game, enjoy it, but do it with your family or people that are in your household.” And if you’re looking for a place to get vaccinated, check out If You Live in These States, You Can Get Vaccinated at Walgreens Next Week. While the CDC has yet to make it an official recommendation, Fauci is already encouraging Americans to wear two masks as a preventative measure, noting that he does so himself.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb “If you’re looking for enhancing the physical barrier—it makes common sense that it certainly can’t hurt and might help,” Fauci said during a Feb. 2 interview with The Washington Post. And for more masking changes, check out This Is How Much You’ll Be Fined for Violating Biden’s New Mask Mandate. Just because you’ve received a vaccine or are spending time with people who have doesn’t mean you have carte blanche to resume the activities you participated in pre-pandemic. However, if you’re going to dine indoors with people outside of your household, it’s important to take steps to mitigate your COVID transmission risk. “If you do indoor dining, you do it in a spaced way where you don’t have people sitting right next to each other,” Fauci said during a Feb. 2 interview with CNN. And for the latest COVID news delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. While getting vaccinated is an essential step in getting life back to normal, that doesn’t necessarily mean that all behavior is on the table once again after you’ve gotten your shots. Fauci specifically cited travel as something that’s best avoided for the time being, even among those who’ve gotten their COVID vaccine. “Getting vaccinated does not mean now you have a free pass to travel, nor does it say you have a free pass to put aside all the public health measures that we talk about all of the time,” Fauci explained during a Jan. 27 CNN town hall with Sanjay Gupta, MD, and Anderson Cooper. Vaccines aren’t the sole means of preventing COVID, however; This One Thing Could Prevent Symptomatic COVID 100 Percent, Study Says.
