Dr. Anthony Fauci, boss of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and inadvertent health-minded meme inspiration, simply doesn't understand why certain COVID-19 containment efforts aren't being implemented at the federal level.

Chatting with Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta for CNN on Thursday, Dr. Fauci was asked about the use of stay-at-home orders and similarly restrictive measures at the state level. Cooper, specifically, asked if the number of cases nationwide would start to see a continued uptick if all states don't start putting stay-at-home orders and rigorous social distancing in place. Dr. Fauci agreed, then used the opportunity to express disbelief at the fact that several states have seemingly been reluctant to take containment efforts seriously.