“Christmas is Probably Not Gonna Be Possible” This Year, Says CNN’s Jake Tapper

CNN "State of the Union" host Jake Tapper suggested during a Sunday interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci that Christmas is "probably not gonna be possible" this year as medical experts warn of COVID-19 spikes caused by widespread indoor holiday gatherings.

Case numbers for COVID-19 continue to rise in several states across the country, tampering the hopes of millions of Americans seeking to restore a sense of normality with the upcoming holidays.

Dr. Fauci, who serves as the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday that even with widespread distribution of a vaccine, the public "can’t abandon fundamental public health measures," specifically social distancing and mask-wearing.

"You can approach a degree of normality while still doing some fundamental health things that synergize with the vaccine to get us back to normal," Fauci said.

Tapper noted that based on Dr, Fauci's recommendations, which are expected to extend into the "the second or third" quarter of 2021, "Christmas is probably not gonna be possible."

“I would recommend to people not to abandon all public health measures just because you’ve been vaccinated," Fauci said. "Because even though for the general population it might be 90 to 95 percent effective, you don’t necessarily know for you how effective it is.

The Post Millennial with more on the Tapper's comments:

Halloween was conducted under social distancing, and Thanksgiving has more or less been canceled, and now Christmas is next to come on the chopping block—or at least, that’s what Jake Tapper wants you to think—as he suggested during an interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, about the state of the pandemic.

Case numbers for the COVID-19 coronavirus have surged past the 150,000 daily mark as a second wave of infections is hitting the United States.

Speaking to CNN’s Jake Tapper on a return to normality, Dr. Fauci stated that “the vaccine has to get deployed and we can’t abandon fundamental public health measures. You can approach a degree of normality while still doing some fundamental health things that synergize with the vaccine to get us back to normal.”

“So not until the second or third quarter of 2021, though. Christmas is probably not gonna be possible,” replied Tapper.

This reminds me of an episode of "The Office."

In this scene Jake Tapper will be represented by Michael Scott, while Stanley Hudson represents the American people.