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The director of the American National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, expressed optimism on Monday about the results of the “Moderna” and “Pfizer” vaccines against the Corona virus, warning against giving in to what he called “Corona fatigue.” .
The American expert’s statements came in a live broadcast with “Facebook” founder Mark Zuckerberg, where he answered a series of questions related to the two vaccines, which are being studied by the US Food and Drug Administration, with in order to agree to their inclusion in the emergency use program.
Fauci noted that “we should appreciate the efforts made to rapidly provide two effective vaccines without sacrificing the necessary scientific research.”
He warned that the announcement of the results of the studies comes with all “transparency”, and that “independent bodies and scientists are verifying the results of studies and investigations … pharmaceutical companies do not obtain the results themselves.”
Fauci explained the meaning of the “mRNA” technology, which was used to obtain an exact copy of the virus.
He said: “In the above circumstances, we used to take the virus and work to grow it in the lab, and the process took a long time to get a reasonable amount of the virus to use in vaccine trials.”
“But the mRNA technology helped to get the code for the virus without the need to use it, since a similar version of the virus is created using a protein that the body accepts naturally.”
Fauchi reviewed the speed to achieve effective vaccines and said: “As soon as China published the data of the genetic sequence of the virus, I was able with my team at the Center for Infectious Diseases to obtain the part that the virus uses to adhere to cells and we shared it with companies specialized in the production of vaccines.
He added: “The speed with which we were able to obtain the code and make protein copies of the virus is unprecedented.”
“Message of encouragement”
On the other hand, Fauci warned against surrendering to “Corona weariness” and said: “We are all living a terrible ordeal that is not over yet.
He added: “This may be a piece of advice to encourage them: the ordeal will end, we have to come together and take care of each other, and this situation will end. The vaccine is in the near future, and we may see the start of its distribution in December. until February and March “.
Fauci encouraged the use of the five basic measures in public health: wearing masks, social distancing, avoiding crowds, participating in outdoor activities and washing hands.
The doctor stressed the importance of wearing masks, and said that most of those who transmit the disease are people who do not have symptoms of Covid-19.
And on Sunday, the doctor asked Americans to prepare for a “huge increase” in the spread of the Corona virus, with millions of travelers returning home after the Thanksgiving holiday.
“There will almost certainly be an increase in the number of injuries due to travel-related issues,” he told CNN’s “State of the Union” program.
Fauci added: “We can witness a big boom” in two or three weeks. “We don’t want to intimidate people, but this is the reality.”
Fauci pointed to an ominous trend, with the Christmas holidays looming and more travel at the end of the year.
