FILE - Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, gives the thumbs up after receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health on December 22, 2020 in Bethesda, Marylan (Patrick Semansky-Pool/Getty Images)The U.S.
ramped up COVID-19 vaccinations in the past few days after a slower-than-expected start, bringing to 4 million the number of Americans who have received shots, Dr.
Anthony Fauci said Sunday.The government’s top infectious-disease expert also said on ABC’s "This Week" that President-elect Joe Biden’s pledge to administer 100 million shots of the vaccine within his first 100 days in office is achievable.And he rejected President Donald Trump’s false.