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PhD. Anthony Fauci Praise the government of the former president on Thursday Donald Trump Because of its role in accelerating the development of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Fauci has served as an adviser to every U.S. president since former President Ronald Reagan, and he made the remarks at a press conference held by the White House with the president. Joe BidenCOVID-19 response team.
Fauci addressed people’s concerns about vaccine development being “too fast” and explained that although vaccines usually require multiple long stages to be approved, Trump’s “distorted speed action” initiative has greatly helped speed this up. One process.
“Because of a wise investment in speed-distorting actions-we commend the Trump administration for doing so, especially the Secretary of State Alex Hazard, Who is an important part of it-what you do is invest in preparing for the second and third stages, and start manufacturing even before you know whether the first stage is effective,” Fauci said.
“When you do this, you make a significant investment in resources,” he continued. “If the vaccine does not work, you will lose a lot of money; if the vaccine is effective, you will save a lot of time. This is exactly what happened.”
Fauci pointed out that some key basic work has been prepared for the rapid development of vaccines.The virus vector vaccine produced by Johnson & Johnson uses technology that has been developed for decades, while mRNA technology is used Pfizer Just as the pandemic is approaching, the Moderna vaccine is about to mature. The clinical trial sites previously used to study HIV and influenza have been re-used to test new vaccines.
Although there seemed to be no public friction between Trump and Fauci at the beginning of the pandemic, and Fauci was an important member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, this situation changed rapidly in April 2020, when Fauci hinted that The Lampe government could have taken more measures to mitigate the initial spread of the virus.
In an interview with Newsmax in May 2021, the former president Say He and Fauci “always get along well” but “usually do what he wants.” In the interview, Trump also touted the rapid development of a COVID-19 vaccine, claiming that without his input, “it might not even happen.”
Multiple surveys and the political composition of areas with low vaccination rates indicate that Republicans The possibility of vaccination against COVID-19 is significantly higher than Democratic PartyAlthough Trump, who is still the main force in the party, vaccinated himself and repeatedly touted his role in the development of the vaccine.
Although the highly contagious Delta variant is currently driving a new surge in the virus, Fauci has warn If the spread is not reduced by increasing the vaccination rate, more vaccine resistance mutations may appear.
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of Thursday, about 50% of the US population has been fully vaccinated. Experts estimate that a 70% to 90% vaccination rate may be required to achieve herd immunity.
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