Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a hearing on the Capitol Hill in Washington April 15, 2021. (CNS photo/Susan Walsh, pool via Reuters)
VATICAN CITY (CNS) Much is still unknown about the 2019 novel coronavirus and why it can kill so many people and yet also can infect many more without causing any symptoms, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the United States’ top infectious disease expert, told a Vatican conference.
“It is a wily opponent,” he said May 6, the first day of a three-day virtual conference featuring more than 100 speakers presenting the latest advancements in medicine and innovative ways to deliver health care as well as discussing their theological, ethical and cultural impacts. Pope Francis was scheduled to close the conference with an online address May 8.
May 7, 2021 catholic news service
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a hearing on the Capitol Hill in Washington April 15, 2021. Fauci and Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, delivered opening remarks May 6 at a three-day international online conference on health care for a healthier world. (Credit: Susan Walsh/Pool via Reuters via CNS.)
Much is still unknown about the 2019 novel coronavirus and why it can kill so many people and yet also can infect many more without causing any symptoms, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the United States top infectious disease expert, told a Vatican conference.
Leading health experts have conflicting views on whether it is the right move to strip pharmaceutical companies of the intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines. While the World Health Organisation (WHO) welcomed the decision by the US on Wednesday to waive its IP rights - calling it a “watershed moment” - some scientists warn the move could backfire. Dr Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, has pushed back against the global calls, warning it may not be the best way to actually improve vaccine access. In an interview this week Dr Fauci, the head of the US’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he was “agnostic” about the idea of waiving rights as it may not be “the fastest and most efficient way” of getting shots in arms. “If you take too long, people are going to die,” he told the Financial Times. “There are other ways to ramp up vaccine production around
Are Bidenâs COVID vaccination goals doable?
Can the US meet Biden s goal for 70% of adults to be vaccinated by July 4? By CNN Staff | May 5, 2021 at 10:49 AM EDT - Updated May 5 at 10:52 AM
(CNN) â More than 106 million people in the U.S. are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the average daily pace of vaccinations is slowing.
In spite of that, President Joe Biden wants to see 70% of adult Americans with at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by July 4.
Heâs also focusing on three areas to increase overall vaccination rates.