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OnPolitics: This might take longer than you think


When will it be safe? 

Dr. Anthony Fauci warned a Senate panel Tuesday that easing stay-at-home restrictions must be done carefully and treatments and vaccines are likely eventually, but not before school starts in the fall.

It was one of the most noteworthy things to come out of a Tuesday hearing. 

The director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases was one of four top health officials who described guidelines for reopening the economy for the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

Social distancing restrictions meant some senators, Fauci and other witnesses participated by video conference from their homes and officers. Several senators attended the Washington hearing in person, but GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander led the meeting from his home in Tennessee.

Working remotely 

The Senate hearing today reminded us that working from home has become the new normal for many people, including the nation's leading experts on battling the pandemic.