Exclusive: Fauci says rushing out a vaccine could jeopardize testing of others

[brooklynite]

Source: Reuters

CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The top U.S. infectious diseases expert is warning that distributing a COVID-19 vaccine under special emergency use guidelines before it has been proved safe and effective in large trials is a bad idea that could have a chilling effect on the testing of other vaccines.

Scientists and health experts have expressed concern that President Donald Trump will apply pressure on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to deliver a vaccine before November to boost his chances of re-election.

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, declined to comment on the president, but said there are risks in rushing out a vaccine despite the urgent need.

“The one thing that you would not want to see with a vaccine is getting an EUA (emergency use authorization) before you have a signal of efficacy,” Fauci told Reuters in a phone interview.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-approval-e/exclusive-fauci-says-rushing-out-a-vaccine-could-jeopardize-testing-of-others-idUSKBN25K2M0

[Nexus2]

1. Trump doesn't care.

All he cares about is getting a vaccine out in time to help him politically,right in time for the election. I think part of the reason he loathes mail-in voting is its done early so locks down more votes before some stunts and 'surprises' can go off one of his minions has pointed that out to him.

[Bayard]

2. If a vaccine is only partially doing the job,

Won't it just make Covid stronger? Like antibiotics?