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No but Dr. Fauci, along with other scientists working on the vaccine (ex. Dr. Sarah Gilbert), have repeatedly said we will likely get a vaccine by 2021, and hav

No but Dr. Fauci, along with other scientists working on the vaccine (ex. Dr. Sarah Gilbert), have repeatedly said we will likely get a vaccine by 2021, and have millions of doses rolling out by mid 2021.

dragonwriter 6y ago
> No but Dr. Fauci, along with other scientists working on the vaccine, have repeatedly said we will likely get a vaccine by 2021. No, Dr. Fauci has said that if the vaccines currently in testing, which are being rushed to production before trials are complete, pass trials, then it is likely that there will be tens of millions of doses available in Spring 2021 and enough for everyone who wants them by the end of 2021. But he's also acknowledged, at the same time, that that's an “if” and instead all of that vaccine could end up getting dumped if the trials fail.
- GhostVII 6y ago
  Looking ahead, Fauci said he’s “cautiously optimistic that we will have a vaccine by the end of this year and as we go into 2021. I don’t think it’s dreaming … I believe it’s a reality (and) will be shown to be reality.” https://globalnews.ca/news/7242988/fauci-usa-coronavirus-vaccine-2021/ https://globalnews.ca/news/7242988/fauci-usa-coronavirus-vac... Of course nothing is guaranteed, but to me that seems like we can be pretty sure that we will have a vaccine in 2021.
  - dragonwriter 6y ago
    Your source leaves out a lot of context; see this article with more context on the same remarks: https://www.businessinsider.com/fauci-coronavirus-vaccine-likely-available-to-all-americans-in-2021-2020-8 https://www.businessinsider.com/fauci-coronavirus-vaccine-li... Fauci is cautiously optimistic that a vaccine will exist by the end of the year, be in limited deployment in Spring, and generally fully available in the US by the end of the year to everyone who wants it. But that's cautious optimism that stuff currently in testing and rushed into production in anticipation of success pans out, and there is a risk that it doesn't and we're back at square one. Nowhere does he even suggest a likely timeline if his cautious optimism about the current crop isn't realized, which he very clearly acknowledges it might not be. It may seem to you to be “pretty sure” we'll have a vaccine in 2021, but that's certainly not a conclusion supporter by Dr. Fauci’s statement.

dragonwriter 6y ago

> No but Dr. Fauci, along with other scientists working on the vaccine, have repeatedly said we will likely get a vaccine by 2021. No, Dr. Fauci has said that if the vaccines currently in testing, which are being rushed to production before trials are complete, pass trials, then it is likely that there will be tens of millions of doses available in Spring 2021 and enough for everyone who wants them by the end of 2021. But he's also acknowledged, at the same time, that that's an “if” and instead all of that vaccine could end up getting dumped if the trials fail.

GhostVII 6y ago
Looking ahead, Fauci said he’s “cautiously optimistic that we will have a vaccine by the end of this year and as we go into 2021. I don’t think it’s dreaming … I believe it’s a reality (and) will be shown to be reality.” https://globalnews.ca/news/7242988/fauci-usa-coronavirus-vaccine-2021/ https://globalnews.ca/news/7242988/fauci-usa-coronavirus-vac... Of course nothing is guaranteed, but to me that seems like we can be pretty sure that we will have a vaccine in 2021.
- dragonwriter 6y ago
  Your source leaves out a lot of context; see this article with more context on the same remarks: https://www.businessinsider.com/fauci-coronavirus-vaccine-likely-available-to-all-americans-in-2021-2020-8 https://www.businessinsider.com/fauci-coronavirus-vaccine-li... Fauci is cautiously optimistic that a vaccine will exist by the end of the year, be in limited deployment in Spring, and generally fully available in the US by the end of the year to everyone who wants it. But that's cautious optimism that stuff currently in testing and rushed into production in anticipation of success pans out, and there is a risk that it doesn't and we're back at square one. Nowhere does he even suggest a likely timeline if his cautious optimism about the current crop isn't realized, which he very clearly acknowledges it might not be. It may seem to you to be “pretty sure” we'll have a vaccine in 2021, but that's certainly not a conclusion supporter by Dr. Fauci’s statement.