US hopes COVID-19 could be reduced to endemic illness early next year
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Dr Anthony Fauci believes an increase in vaccination rates could lessen its impact. Also: The UK Health Security Agency has warned of a "hidden pandemic" of antibiotic-resistant infections if people don't act responsibly when all Covid restrictions end, and New York's Times Square will be open for revellers on New Years Eve if they've been vaccinated.
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