Dr. Fauci tells Stephen Colbert: Yes, you can be hopeful (but keep that mask on)

'Have you ever fantasized about leaving a horse head in Rand Paul's bed?' (Dr. Fauci has not.)
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Dr. Fauci tells Stephen Colbert: Yes, you can be hopeful (but keep that mask on)
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"Guaranteed, it's going to happen."

Dr. Anthony Fauci, America's Brooklyn-born voice of reason over the past year of pandemic hell, made a virtual visit to the Late Show to tell Stephen Colbert that you can absolutely have hope that we're nearing a return to normalcy. But before you rip off that mask and throw an orgy, Dr. Fauci warns we need to ease (not dive head first, *cough* TEXAS *cough*) back into pre-pandemic ways of life.

Dr. Fauci also reflected on the tragedies of more than 500,000 deaths in the U.S. from COVID-19 and the ongoing politicization of science during the pandemic. So take a moment for hope today, but mask up.

Annie Colbert
Annie Colbert

Annie Colbert* is the Executive Editor at Mashable.


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