Dr Anthony Fauci, the top-notch infectious disease expert, said on Tuesday that he did not think a possible coronavirus vaccine would be imposed on the public.
“I do not think you will ever see a mandate of faxes, especially for the general public,” Fauci said in an interview with Healthline.
Sometimes in the health sector, such as in the hospital at the National Institutes of Health, for example, someone without the flu vaccine would not be allowed on a particular ward, he said.
But, he noted, “you would never mandate, at least, I do not think you would, I would be pretty surprised if you mandate [the coronavirus vaccine] for each element of the general public. ”
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies before a House Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on July 31, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump administration officials are set to defend the federal government’s response to the coronavirus crisis at a hearing hosted by a House panel to ask for a national plan to eradicate the virus. contain. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch-Pool / Getty Images)
Dr. E Hahn Le, senior director of medical affairs at Healthline, questioned an ambiguity plan for Americans who may refuse the possible vaccine.
“They have the right to refuse the vaccine, I do not think you need an event plan,” Fauci said. “If someone refuses the vaccine in public, then there is nothing you can do about it. You can not force someone to take a vaccine.”
According to an NPR / PBS NewsHour / Marist interview, one in three Americans will choose to receive a coronavirus vaccine as and when it becomes available. While 60% of respondents said they would vaccinate if one was available to them, 35% said they would not, despite a worldwide COVID-19 death toll at 780,000, according to the results released Friday. The remaining 5% of respondents said they were unsure.
Also in a separate Gallup poll, more than a third of Americans said they would not currently receive a COVID-19 vaccine, even if it were free and FDA-approved.
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During the Healthline interview, Fauci also said an immunization practice advisory committee, which advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will be responsible for making a sound decision about who should be prioritized when a safe and effective vaccine becomes available . Fauci said the team will be complemented by another committee set up by the National Academy of Medicine.
Fauci said he remains “cautiously optimistic” in a possible vaccine for coronavirus, as previous Phase I studies have induced a level of antibodies in Phase I volunteers that is “equivalent, if not better than, what you see with it. refreshing plasma of people who have actually recovered. ”
“That’s no guarantee, but it’s a good predictor that things will go well.”
As for Russia’s assertion about having a safe and effective vaccine for the disease, Fauci’s earlier remarks when he said he “seriously doubts” the country’s doubts.
“We have to be careful when we hear from Russia or China or anywhere else that they have a vaccine that they know works,” Fauci said. “They can have a product that they are willing to take the risk of giving it to people without necessarily showing yet that it is as effective as it is safe …”
Fox News’ Daniella Genovese and Paul Best contributed to this report.
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