Anthony Fauci says billion coronavirus vaccine doses could be available by end of 2021

As number of COVID-19 cases multiply rapidly, countries across globe have teamed up to produce a vaccine for dely virus. In a new development, top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said that billions of vaccine doses could be rey by next year. 

As per reports, Fauci, who seemed hopeful that world could overcome ongoing health crisis, said that re could be billion vaccines available by end of 2021. Speaking about vaccines, Fauci stated that y have a pretty comprehensive portfolio that’s eventually going to go into clinic trials.

Fauci, who seemed optimistic, furr ded that re might be at least one vaccine that would work and is safe to use by year end. He also said that this will t happen under any pressure to have vaccine doses available in time for US presidential elections. expert ded that health officials have promised "y are t going to let political considerations interfere" with vaccine process.

US President Donald Trump recently commented on virus outbreak in country, saying that it is going away and will disappear like or things go away. However, Fauci said that some parts of US have done well in combating spre of disease, while ors are still struggling with it. 

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Current COVID-19 situation in US

US, which is currently worst-hit nation, is committed in investing a huge amount of money on vaccines being produced by companies including Johnson & Johnson , Moderna Inc , Pfizer Inc , vavax Inc and Safi SA. Commenting on se, Fauci said he doesn’t favour any one over or and all of m look good to him.

Echoing similar sentiments, US Secretary of Health and Human Services h earlier stated that US would have hundreds of millions of doses available by early 2021. Due to highly infectious nature of dely virus and fact that it can spre asymptomatically, number of cases are bound to rise.  

To curb spre of virus, currently, re are more than 100 potential vaccines in various sts of development. goal of coming out vaccine doses is only possible because of drugmakers and experts, who have agreed to produce and manufacture large supplies of vaccines. US surpassed 4.8 million COVID-19 cases on August 6 and recorded a total of 159,000 fatalities. 

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