Dr. Fauci s comments came during an interview with CNN s State of the Union
The 80-year-old said the US is at a critical point with 200k new cases being reported each day and with 2,000 dying of the virus daily
Fauci said it s likely the US will experience a post-holidays surge in the virus, with 85 million people tipped to have traveled for the holiday season
Said he agrees with Joe Biden that the darkest days of the pandemic are ahead
Fauci said he feels fine after receiving his vaccine, but had a sore arm for a day
He also advised President Trump to get vaccinated but said it s his choice
California remains under statewide lockdown due to surge in number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations
Los Angeles County s top public health official said that patients are dying at rate of once every 10 minutes
Health inspectors handed out fines at restaurants and shopping malls to step up enforcement of guidelines
Hospital staff said they are forced to wheel patients into gift shops due to a lack of available room
Officials worry that gatherings during Christmas will fuel another surge that could be evident in a few weeks
Dr. Jonathan Reiner of George Washington University School of Medicine warns of vaccine hesitance
So far, 1.9 million Americans have been inoculated after receiving one of the two available COVID-19 vaccines
Trump administration initially promised to have 20 million Americans vaccinated by the end of December
Reiner blasted Trump for not getting vaccinated on camera and for not mandating face masks nationwide
Trump on Saturday criticized Democrat-led states for imposing lockdown measures during the pandemic
President incorrectly said Florida was open and doing well even though COVID-19 cases there are surging
California has been forced to impose harsh lockdown due to lack of available ICU beds in state hospitals
California officials plead with public to stay home on Christmas amid viral surge
Most of state is under stay-at-home order with COVID-19 deaths nearing 24,000
On Christmas Eve, California became first state to reach 2 million cases
Health officials said Thanksgiving gatherings fueled current COVID-19 surge
Hospitals are overrun as officials said there are no more available ICU beds
Largest concentration of hospitalizations is in Southern California, officials said
Los Angeles County is investigating if new COVID-19 strain is more contagious