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While Baker is defending his decision to reopen, many wonder why he is ignoring the advice of federal officials. Both CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky and Dr. Anthony Fauci are cautioning against relaxing restrictions. They say the cases are leveling off, but they are still high and the variants are still out there.
“I think it’s a mistake to move this quickly,” epidemiologist and assistant professor at Northeastern University Sam Scaprino said.
Scarpino said at the very least state officials should make sure in-person learning goes well before relaxing measures on places like bars and restaurants.
“My greatest fear is we will enter into another surge later this spring which will be completely unnecessary. We will have serious economic consequences which will cause a roll back of all the things we’ve been fighting for,” Scarpino said.