FILE - Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before a House Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on July 31, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images)PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Dr.
Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that the chances of a coronavirus vaccine being more than 90% effective are “not great.” The nation’s top infectious disease expert said during an Aug.
7 webinar hosted by Brown University that he hopes a coronavirus vaccine could be 75% effective, but one that is 50% to 60% effective would also be acceptable.“We don’t know yet what the efficacy might be.