The head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Anthony Fauci
Anthony FauciNoem praises the response to the South Dakota coronavirus, breaks down blockages in the CPAC speech Preview of Sunday’s programs: 2,024 candidates meet at CPAC; House passes coronavirus relief; vaccine effort continues Underfunding classics and humanities is dangerous MORE, said on Sunday that high school students could start receiving COVID-19 vaccines in the fall, while younger children will likely have to wait until the beginning of next year.
Talking to the host Chuck Todd
Charles (Chuck) David ToddTrudeau praises Biden: ‘It’s great to see America reengage’ Teacher union president: ‘No perfect solution’ to reopen schools Democrats in Congress say Trump’s absolution was a foregone conclusion MORE at NBC’s Meet the Press, Fauci explained that more data is needed to ensure that the three vaccines authorized by the Food and Drug Administration can be safely administered to younger children.
“If you project realistically when we will have enough data to say that elementary school children can be vaccinated, I think it will happen at the end of the year and most likely in the first quarter of 2022,” said Fauci.
“But for high school students, it looks like it will be sometime this fall,” he continued. “I’m not sure if this is exactly the first day the school opens, but very close to that.”
Fauci also expressed his support for the recently authorized vaccine produced by Johnson & Johnson, telling NBC that he would receive this vaccine if he were in a situation where it was the first he had access to.
“Well, Chuck, first of all, you now have three highly effective vaccines, for sure,” said Fauci. “There is no doubt about it. And, particularly, the recent results [Johnson & Johnson] – if you look at the effectiveness against serious illnesses, over 85 percent, and there have been no hospitalizations or deaths in several countries, even in countries that have the variants. “
“If you go to a place and have[Johnson & Johnson] , and it’s what’s available now, I’d get it. I personally would do the same thing, “he said.
Fauci’s comments come as a debate rages across the country over what percentage of teachers and possibly students should receive a COVID-19 vaccine before schools can safely reopen for personal learning.
The Biden government promised that schools would reopen within the president’s first 100 days of office, which raised concerns among some teachers who feared they would be sent back to work without access to a vaccine.
“The president is not going to rest until all schools are open five days a week. That is our goal,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki
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