Here in the United States, where more than 3,300 new COVID-19 deaths were reported Wednesday, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said her agency is preparing to issue new guidelines that will suggest loosening public health restrictions. Top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said it’s understandable, given growing public fatigue with the pandemic.

Dr. Anthony Fauci: “There’s no perfect solution to this. They’re trying to balance the fact that the world and the United States, and particularly certain parts of the United States, are just up to here with COVID. They just really need to somehow get their life back. You don’t want to be reckless and throw everything aside, but you’ve got to start inching towards that.”

Meanwhile, a new study by the People’s Vaccine Alliance shows European Union nations are set to throw away nearly double the number of vaccine doses the EU has donated to Africa so far this year. That’s about 55 million expired doses, compared to just 30 million doses exported to African nations. Just 11% of the African population has been fully vaccinated.