The U.S. is headed for the worst of the coronavirus pandemic in the weeks ahead as Americans see the effects of the holiday travel boom, Anthony Fauci said early Sunday.

Fauci, a member of President Trump‘s coronavirus task force, told CNN’s “State of the Union” that he agreed with President-elect Joe Biden‘s warning that cases are expected to surge as a result of families gathering for the holiday season.

“As we have gone from the late fall to the early winter, the numbers really are quite troubling,” Fauci said.

“With the hospitalizations over 120,000, we really are a critical stage,” he said before adding of Christmas gatherings, “Even though we advise not to, it’s going to happen.”

He went on to predict that with the distribution of Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines in the upcoming months, U.S. health experts should see the general population reach significant herd immunity by the end of the summer.

Read more at The Hill.

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