Italy doing better than US on Covid-19, says Fauci

Washington: Top American immunologist Anthony Fauci, the Chief Medical Advisor to the US President on Thursday hailed the way Italy is tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Italy is doing well, better than the USA,” Fauci said at Villa Firenze, the residence of the Italian ambassador to Washington. “It has become an example for the whole world”.

He noted that the percentage of over-12s fully vaccinated in Italy was almost 75%, while around 54% of the population of the United States has completed the vaccination cycle.