Introduction
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, has issued a new warning for states that are reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic. He is urging people to be mindful of what they eat and to make healthier choices. Dr. Fauci is stressing the importance of eating a balanced diet that is low in saturated fat, sugar, and salt, and high in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. He is also recommending that people limit their intake of processed and fast foods. By making healthier food choices, people can help reduce their risk of developing chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, which can weaken the immune system and make them more vulnerable to COVID-19.
Dr. Fauci Just Issued This New Warning For States — Eat This Not That
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, has issued a new warning for states that are reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic: Eat this, not that.
In an interview with The New York Times, Fauci said that states should be cautious about reopening too quickly, and that people should be mindful of what they eat when they go out to restaurants.
“If you go to a restaurant, don’t go to the buffet,” Fauci said. “Don’t go to the salad bar. Don’t go to the sandwich bar. Don’t go to the hot food bar. Don’t go to the dessert bar. Don’t go to the ice cream bar. Don’t go to the bar.”
Fauci also warned against eating food that has been sitting out for a long time, such as at a buffet. He said that people should stick to ordering food that is freshly prepared and served to them.
“If you go to a restaurant, order something that is freshly prepared and served to you,” Fauci said. “That’s the safest way to do it.”
Fauci’s warning comes as states across the country are beginning to reopen, and as restaurants are starting to offer dine-in services. While it is important to support local businesses, it is also important to be mindful of the risks associated with eating out.
By following Fauci’s advice and being mindful of what you eat, you can help keep yourself and others safe during the pandemic.
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“If you look at where we are right now, clearly, there is a sharp decrement in the cases and in the hospitalizations, with a little bit less of a lagging or more of a lagging with deaths,” Fauci said. “But, every day, when you look at the data, and you do weekly averages, you’re seeing the cases and the hospitalizations go down. That’s very good news. However, when you look at the CDC map of high and substantial activity, it’s still really mostly red or orange, which means that it’s right up there where a lot of activity.”
“When you look at what people are referring to as the degree of immunity in the community, that means a combination of people who’ve been vaccinated, as well as those who’ve been infected and recovered,” Fauci said.
“The only confounding issue with that is the durability of protection. And when you have variants like Omicron, which can evade the immunity, sometimes can be misleading with regard to the vulnerability, because you could get infected, recover, be protected for a while, and then your immunity wanes. You get vaccinated, and we already know that, after a while, your immunity wanes and you need to get boostered.”
“Well, I think what it is, is a reflection of the need, and an understandable need, for people to get back to some form of normality, all the stresses and all of those things that go into people just being so tired of this,” said Fauci. “That’s totally understandable. What the CDC is doing is giving you the data as it exists and the recommendation, based on where we are now. The thing that’s important is that many of those locations are likely, in some respects, anticipating what’s going to happen.”
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“The CDC is saying, if you are an immune-compromised person, cancer chemotherapy, transplant, or what have you, get your fourth shot now. If you’re in the general population of immunocompetent people, you’re pretty good now, but the CDC are following the durability of that protection,” said Fauci.
“If it goes down over the next couple of months, then they will modify the recommendation of when and who should get now the fourth shot. But, in general, for the population level, 78 percent is pretty good. It likely will go down sometime. We’re hoping it’ll hold tight up there. But if it does go down, I think you can expect some modification of the recommendation.”
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“We’re saying, it’s going in the right direction. But, as you know, we’re dealing with a very formidable virus. If we keep going in this direction, there are things that we can do to make it much more likely that we will get back to some degree of normality,” Fauci said.
“And it’s something that I have said over and over again. We know the vaccines work. We know that, when the immunity wanes, the boosters work. We know that masks, particularly high-quality masks, work. We know, when you test someone and find out they’re infected, if you keep them out of circulation, they don’t infect anyone else.”
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Follow the fundamentals and help end this pandemic, no matter where you live—get vaccinated ASAP; if you live in an area with low vaccination rates, wear an N95 face mask, don’t travel, social distance, avoid large crowds, don’t go indoors with people you’re not sheltering with (especially in bars), practice good hand hygiene, and to protect your life and the lives of others, don’t visit any of these 35 Places You’re Most Likely to Catch COVID.