Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr Anthony Fauci said Russia’s claims about a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine were “false.”
During a live episode of the podcast ‘Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic,’ hosted by George Washington University, Fauci said, “It’s not fake, because he has a vaccine. What’s wrong with saying you’re a vaccine? have that safe and effective, “when asked about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claims of a coronavirus vaccine.
“There’s a big difference between having a vaccine and proving in trials that are really well-designed, randomized placebo-controlled tests, that if you give it broadly to hundreds of millions of people, that you get a safe and effective vaccine. , “he said on Wednesday.
“The Russians, to my knowledge and I’m pretty sure I’m correct, have not studied this intensively in very large, randomized, placebo – controlled tears,” Fauci added.
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Newsweek reached out to Putin’s office for comment but did not return for comment.
The U.S. top leading expert on infectious disease said the country has six ongoing vaccine projects, which he noted have yet to be proven to be safe and effective. He said until it is proven, “you really do not want to talk about having a vaccine.”
At least two of these faxes are already in Phase 3 studies, which began on July 27th. One is a trial of 30,000 people, while the other projects to accommodate 60,000 participants. Fauci said a third fax trial will begin soon.
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Fauci predicted that the US will have a COVID-19 vaccine ready by the end of December or beginning of January.
“We will probably know within a period of several months, which will take us to the end of this calendar year and perhaps to the beginning of 2021, whether we have a safe and effective candidate or not,” Fauci said. “I believe, based on the preliminary data we have, that we can be cautiously optimistic.”
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Last week, federal health officials announced that a COVID-19 vaccine would be free for all Americans.
While science is finally catching the virus that has now infected more than 5 million Americans, fewer Americans say they will get it once it is available.
A new CNN / SSRS interview found that 40 percent of Americans said they would not get a vaccine if one was available broadly at a low cost. This number has grown from 33 percent who said they would not receive a vaccine back in May.
Fauci said that because “information about faxes can lead to faxing hesitation,” it is important to involve these individuals instead of criticizing them. He said community involvement is particularly important among minority communities, which are often and understandably untenable to believe health authorities.
“You come out and you get representatives of the community to involve them, to try and be as transparent as you can with the data, answer the questions they have and try to convince them that vaccinations in general , in particular a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19, is something that is important for her, her families and society at large, ‘said Fauci.
He said he would not support a vaccine mandate for the general public, calling a federal government request “unpredictable and unfavorable.”
