Fauci to testify before Congress as coronavirus cases surge in U.S. Those simple steps can deliver “the same bang for the buck as if we just shut the entire economy down,” said a frustrated Dr.
Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adding that he has studies to back that up.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.” As the government’s top infectious disease expert, Fauci heads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.Under White House orders, federal health agencies and the Defense Department are carrying.