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Leading US infectious disease scientist and specialist Anthony Fauci spoke exclusively with Alexis Papachelas, addressing, among other things, vaccine safety, as well as the debate over vaccines in Russia and China.
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Fauci was asked “if a vaccinated American asks if he can come to Greece this summer, what will he say?”, To say that this would depend on the level of infection in Greece. I want to say that if the level of contagion in Greece is reduced enough and the Greek is vaccinated, to reduce the outbreaks of contagion, I think that little by little travel would be allowed and suggested ”.
His interview in detail:
ALEXIS PAPACHELAS: As you know, there has been a lot of talk about the possible side effects of vaccines. From what you know so far, what are your concerns about this?
ANTONY FAUTSI: My concern is minimal. And the reason I say this is that tests done in the US with Pfizer and Moderna M-RNAs have shown to be 94-95% effective and reactivity is minimal. After the first dose, there is some pain in the arm that lasts for about 24 hours. There is greater reactivity in the second dose. It appears after 21 days for Pfizer and 28 for Moderna. After the second dose, symptoms of fatigue, pain, chills, and perhaps a slight fever appear. This takes about 24 hours for most people. For some, it may take a little longer, but for the most part, these symptoms go away after 24 hours.
ALEXIS PAPACHELAS: I wonder, would he do Sputnik or the Chinese vaccine?
ANTONY FAUTSI: The data I know about Sputnik is pretty good. I don’t have enough information about the Chinese because they have two or three different vaccines. So I haven’t closely monitored its effectiveness, but the Russian data looks pretty good.
ALEXIS PAPACHELAS: You know, tourism is a great capital here in Greece. So I want to ask you, if a vaccinated American asks you if he can come to Greece this summer, what will you say to him?
ANTONY FAUTSI: You know, it would depend on the level of infection in Greece. I mean that if the level of contagion in Greece drops a lot and the Greek is vaccinated, to reduce the outbreaks of contagion, I think that little by little travel would be allowed and suggested. Because everyone wants to get back to normal and many people, including me, believe that one of the most beautiful places to travel is Greece. So I think people would like to do that.
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