CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta said he is concerned about people tuning out doctors they see on TV and view as arrogant.
“Right now, you have people on both extremes: those who won’t let down their guard, or masks, despite 115 million Americans now fully vaccinated, and those who say “you guys don’t know what you’re talking about, so I’m not going to abide by any of these guidelines,” he said.
Gupta said there is no magic figure of protected people that will stop the spread, and that it’s even a moving target as new variants emerge, and people head back indoors in the fall
“I say everything with humility, because going into the fall and winter months the virus will become more contagious at that point,” he said. “If we don’t have enough immunity, we could have some more resurgences going into the fall and winter. I don’t think they will be as bad as we’ve seen, but that threat still lurks out there.”
Gupta said he feels optimistic about the coronavirus fight in the U.S. heading into the summer, even as he watched the tragedy unfold in India, where his uncle died of COVID-19.
