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Dr Anthony Fauci warns against gatherings at Christmas

Dr Anthony Fauci, Director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, tells Newsnight he鈥檚 concerned household mixing over Thanksgiving and Christmas may 鈥渁mplify鈥 the US鈥檚 coronavirus spike and warns that December into January are going to be 鈥渧ery, very difficult months鈥.

Speaking to Mark Urban, Dr Fauci warns people against travelling over Christmas and advises people to keep gatherings 鈥渢o as few people as possible鈥.

He also warns that while there is 鈥渓ight at the end of the tunnel鈥 with the Covid vaccine, the public health impact of it won鈥檛 be felt 鈥渇or at least a few months鈥.

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