in a pretaped interview aired at the 2021 STAT Summit Tuesday."You're going to see breakthrough infections, even more so than we see now among the vaccinated," he added.RELATED: Pfizer asks FDA to authorize COVID-19 booster shot for all adults over age of 18His comments came as COVID-19 cases are rising across the country after a downward trend over the summer months.
Fauci even suggested that a third COVID-19 vaccine shot may no longer be a "luxury," but part of the required vaccination process.
President Joe Biden spoke about the U.S. response to COVID-19, including newly approved Pfizer booster shots for anyone over the age of 65 or at high risk.