Dr. Fauci suggests we add goggles to our personal protective gear

It might be time to add one more thing to your list of "how to protect yourself from coronavirus."

Dr. Anthony Fauci suggested Wednesday that Americans should consider wearing goggles or a face shield now.

He noted they are not "universally recommended" at this point, but "if you really want to be complete, you should probably use it if you can."

The nation’s top infectious disease specialist also told ABC News that people definitely need to get the flu vaccine this fall because it’s going to get very tricky with COVID-19 and the flu having such similar symptoms.

Currently, the U.S. is the worst-affected country, with more than 4.3 million diagnosed cases and over 150,000 deaths.