Dr. Fauci will not do this only thing to get more people vaccinated
Other countries use this tactic to inoculate more of their citizens.
AsCoronavirus vaccinations Continue to be administered daily, many health care experts are in a frenzy on the rate they are distributed - and this includesAnthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The distribution of Covid vaccines in the United States has been significantly slower than the ambitious expectations of many officials had for deployment. Although Fucius is eager to get the vaccine in arms as many Americans as possible, it is not possible to make compromises to get there. Read the knowledge of the expert from infectious disease, and for more than his point of view,Dr. Faisci just said these 5 very scary words on Covid-19.
Fauci does not want to delay the second dose of VVID vaccination.
The vaccines being administered at a slower pace that those responsible, some have proposed to focus on vaccination of more people with the first dose - because it offers some protection - and repelling the second dose. According toThe New York TimesSome experts believe that this could be theThe fastest way to contain the virus.
Fauci does not agree with this approach. During December 31, interview onTodayIt was asked if we had to adjust our approach and prioritize vaccination as many people as possible with the first dose andpostpone the second. While the doctor stated that this tactic is "under study", he has rendered his opposition to the clear method.
The New York Times Reported that Fuci said that CNN he "would not be in favor of that" and insisted "we will continue to do what we do" at another interview on January 1st. And for more information on the distribution of vaccines,These states had the deployment of the slowest vaccine.
Some countries are already taking this approach.
According to a press release of 30 December, the officials of England decided to delay the second doses of the vaccine in order to guarantee thepartial protection At first move is widely distributed more quickly. Liberation indicates that the Joint Vaccination and Vaccination Committee (JCVI) indicated that "priority should be to give as many people in groups at risk of their first dose, rather than providing the two required doses as short. as possible." And for more information up to date,Sign up for our daily newsletter.
Fauci says there are priority issues at the first dose alone.
"One of the problems to do is that if you do not get the second dose on time, you will have a period of delay," said Fauci onToday. "We know about the clinical trial that the optimal time is to give it one day, then from moderna 28 days later and from Pfizer 21 days later. That's what the data tell us is the best way to do it So if you want to stay with the data, that's how you should do it. "
Fauci acknowledged that the case could be made, for priority at the first dose, but you will have to hope "you will have the second dose in time to give individuals".
Former Commissioner in Baltimore HealthSkinny, MD, weighed on the issue in a CNN meeting January 1. Wen said she understands the desire to "Stretch the doses We have "but notes that the result of this is uncertain." The problem, however, is that it is not the way the studies have been carried out, "said Wen." The key is to follow science. We do not know what's going on, how long does hard immunity. We do not know how complete this protection is. We do not know what happens if you get the second dose several weeks or several months after the initially planned. "
Experts say that this tactic of vaccination does not deal with the real question.
Although this approach is being discussed in order to resolve the deployment of soft vaccinations, Wen says it is not the right recourse. The problem is not that there is not enough vaccine, but rather than "the vaccines we have not distributed," Wen noted. "So do not create more problems." And for more savage on the vaccine, discoverThe unique effect of Dr. Fauci is worried with his next shot of Covid.
It is apparent that a new approach can add a mistrust to the vaccine.
Although many Americans are eager to be vaccinated, some are opposing fervent. Wen believes that the broadcast of the two doses would add to theopposition of the vaccine. "I think there is enough hesitation and concern in this country, the last thing we want to do is add a more unnecessary concern," she said. And for more vaccination,It's how long it takes for the vaccine to protect you from COVID.
