Only last week Fauci was indicating that he would never lift the restrictions, lockdowns, and masks, no matter how many people were vaccinated. His appeal to 'common sense' only means that his tiny little Liberal brain finally realized that if everything would remain exactly the same, then there is no reason to get the vaccine.
But, Fauci's opinion is like the weather. Wait 15 minutes and it will change. I don't know what his ploy is with this, but I seriously doubt that Fauci is ever going to reopen schools and restaurants to return everything to normal. He can't do that. It would end his 15 minutes of fame.
I posted a while ago that Biden/Fauci were on a seesaw paradox. They want to be able to claim that they conquered COVID. (wonderful Leftist heroes to the rescue!) However, they want all the closures, restrictions, and masks to stay in place. They can't have it both ways.
So I guess Fauci is 'allowing' through his "magnificent gracious beatitude" to lift the most absurd and stupid restrictions, while leaving the main thrust of restrictions still in place. This is as close as Fauci/Biden can get to having their cake and eating it too.
But don't put too much into it. Like everything else Fauci has declared to be 'science', it will change soon enough.