Anthony Fauci warns US may not reach herd immunity if only two-thirds take vaccine

US top infectious diseases expert Dr Anthony Fauci said that United States may t attain herd immunity if too many people refuse to take COVID-19 vaccine at expected rate of efficacy. In an interview to CNN, Dr Fauci said it is unlikely that vaccine with 70-75 per cent efficacy will be eugh to reach herd immunity if only two-thirds of population would take it.

79-year-old immulogist raised concern over “anti-science, anti-authority, anti-vaccine” feeling among an alarmingly large number of people in United States. Dr Faunci mitted that government has a lot of work to do to reach out to people and educate m on truth about vaccines. He ded that though authorities have a program to reach out to community, people need to see those with whom y can relate.

Earlier this month, Fauci said that coronavirus is his “worst nightmare” when compared to Ebola and HIV. Speaking at Biotechlogy Invation Organization International Convention via a recorded video, Dr Fauci ted that Ebola was scary but transmission rate was low and HIV transmission depended on an individual’s way of living.

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'Worst nightmare'

Dr Fauci said that he always feared a vel respiratory infection likely to jump from an animal and h a very high degree of transmissibility. He ded that world has seen virus outbreaks in past which possesses some of those characteristics but COVID-19 h all those characteristics combined.

“w we have something that turned out to be my worst nightmare. In period of four months, it has devastated world,” said Dr Fauci, also a member of White House Coronavirus Task Force.

On June 28, Coronavirus cases across globe surpassed sombre landmark of 10 million with deaths related to COVID-19 crossing mark of 500,000. United States, Brazil, and Russia are worst-hit countries while India reporting a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. United States has reported over 2.5 million confirmed cases of coronavirus, more than one-fourth of total cases reported worldwide, and over 125,000 deaths related to it so far. 

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