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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,729 posts) Fri May 22, 2020, 09:07 PM May 2020

Secretary of Defense says coronavirus vaccine possible by end of year. Fauci that's 'aspirational'

Secretary of Defense says coronavirus vaccine 'absolutely' possible by end of year

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said on TODAY Friday that a coronavirus vaccine to treat Americans is "absolutely" possible by the end of the year.
Esper expanded on his comments from a White House press conference in which he said the Department of Defense "will deliver" a vaccine by the end of the year for an illness that has so far infected more than 1.5 million Americans and caused 94,729 deaths in the U.S., according to Johns Hopkins University.

"Absolutely it's possible, and I've spoken to our medical experts about this," Esper told Savannah Guthrie. "We are completely confident that we can get this done.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/secretary-of-defense-says-coronavirus-vaccine-absolutely-possible-by-end-of-year/ar-BB14t07j?li=BBnb7Kz

Fauci on why a vaccine by end of year is 'aspirational'

The nation's top infectious disease expert said Friday that an aggressive investment into the development and production of a vaccine against the coronavirus might make it possible to distribute millions of doses as the year comes to a close.

In an interview with The Hill, Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), urged caution and said the rapid development of a safe and effective vaccine was not guaranteed.

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Fauci did add a note of caution: Vaccine candidates, even promising ones, fail more often than they succeed.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-hill-interview-fauci-on-why-a-vaccine-by-end-of-year-is-aspirational/ar-BB14tsmM?li=BBnb7Kz

Hey Esper, stay the fuck in your lane.