(CNN) The White House Covid-19 response coordinator on Sunday said the country is "turning the corner" on the pandemic, but stressed that despite some Covid fatigue, Americans must get vaccinated and follow the science. "I would say we are turning the corner," Jeffrey Zients told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union." "We're at 58% today," he said, referring the percentage of Americans who have received at least one dose. Zients said that despite some mask fatigue, Americans should continue to follow the science when it comes to wearing masks indoors, and wait for new guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention before changing their habits. Calling the US Food and Drug Administration the "gold standard," he also stressed that the three authorized vaccines in the US are safe and effective and that confidence overall in the vaccines increased after the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was temporarily paused.

Source: CNN May 09, 2021 14:15 UTC