UNDATED (AP) – Dr. Anthony Fauci is criticizing a declaration by a group of scientists that supports the concept of “herd immunity,” which the White House is using to bolster a push to reopen schools and businesses. Fauci says backing herd immunity – the idea that a disease will stop spreading once nearly everybody has contracted it – is “total nonsense.” The top U.S. infectious disease expert says it would mean many more infections of vulnerable people, which will lead to more hospitalizations and more deaths. The U.S. leads the world with 7.9 million coronavirus cases and nearly 217,000 confirmed deaths. Globally, there have been 38 million reported cases and 1.09 million confirmed deaths.