Fauci: It will probably be a year before enough people get vaccinated

Already in late November or early December, we will know if there is a safe and effective vaccine, says Anthony Fauci in an interview with the BBC. But even if the vaccine works, several problems remain. One question is how the vaccine should get there quickly, another which should be prioritized.

– The vaccine that may be available in December will certainly not be enough to vaccinate everyone, says the infection control doctor.

In your opinion It will take three to four months just to vaccinate the priority groups.

– If such a significant proportion of the population is vaccinated that it affects the dynamics of spread, it will probably take until the second or third trimester, he continues.

The pharmaceutical giant Astra Zeneca, which is one of the companies that has come a long way in developing a vaccine, has previously pointed out that the main challenge is not to develop a vaccine, but to achieve large-scale production and distribution and sufficient Quick. It involves several billion doses.

Fauci has previously expressed concern that science is being attacked, something that several scientific journals have also accused current President Donald Trump of. The journal Nature featured several examples of how Trump has undermined the public’s trust in science and scientific institutions.

– People listen to what their leaders say and do, and you can influence their behavior positively or negatively, Fauci says, and expresses another cloud of concern: that the anti-vaccine movement is getting stronger.

He is particularly concerned about what might happen if the most vulnerable in society turned to a vaccine.

– It would really be a shame if we had a safe and effective vaccine that a significant proportion of the population did not want to take because they do not trust the authorities, he tells the television channel.

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