Fauci ‘cautiously optimistic’ about COVID-19 vaccine

Dr Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease specialist, says he is “cautiously optimistic” about the possibility of a vaccine as research on it is in full swing.

Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb believes the number of COVID-19 cases will explode in the coming weeks.

Fauci told the CEO of the American Medical Association that the United States has six vaccine candidates in the works, including five in phase three trials and two of them fully registered.

However, having a vaccine is not a cure at all. Fauci warns that there are two key issues at stake.

“First of all, how effective would the vaccine be? And, just as important, how many people will choose to be vaccinated?” said Fauci.

If there is a reasonably effective vaccine and a substantial number of people take it, Fauci says, “I think we’re going to go in the right direction to approach some degree of normality as we approach 2021 and the second, third and fourth quarter 2021. “