"We certainly are not going to eradicate it," Fauci said on Meet the Press. "We've only eradicated one virus and that's smallpox. Elimination means there's none of it in the country like we have now with polio and with measles. I don't think we're gonna be there with this."
"White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday it is unlikely the coronavirus will ever be eradicated.
https://www.insider.com/dr-fauci-says-i-dont-think-eradicate-covid-2021-11
"While the virus will not disappear, it’s possible world leaders and public health officials could work to bring the virus down to “low levels,” the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said during an interview with the TB Alliance."
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/22/dr-anthony-fauci-warns-the-coronavirus-wont-ever-be-totally-eradicated.html
Fauci says Covid will never be eradicated
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/fauci-covid-vaccine-pandemic-end-b1980731.html
The Principles of Disease Elimination and Eradication
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/su48a7.htm