Dr. Anthony Fauci says the idea of having treatments or a vaccine as students begin school is “a bit of a bridge too far.” “Even at the top speed we’re going, we don’t see a vaccine playing in the ability of individuals going back to school this term.”
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“The strategic plan that we have is four-fold. One, to improve our fundamental knowledge of the virus and the disease it causes. Next, to develop new point-of-care diagnostics. Next, to characterize and test therapeutics. And finally, develop safe and effective vaccines,” Fauci said, adding that there are “at least eight candidate COVID-19 vaccines” currently in clinical development.
Senator Kelly Loeffler removes her mask before the Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on the coronavirus disease , in Washington, May 12, 2020.10:25 a.m. Top Democrat Sen. Murray says public 'counting on us for the truth' Murray ticked through a list of what she called “delays” and “missteps” by the administration such as allowing inaccurate antibody tests to flood the market and falling behind on outbreaks at meatpacking plants and nursing homes.
Senators Tim Kaine and Richard Burr greet each other with an elbow bump before the Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on COVID-19, May 12, 2020, in Washington.The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, in his opening statement Tuesday morning, kicked off the historic video conference hearing with an emphasis on coronavirus testing and an acknowledgement that it currently falls short.
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