Fauci Says J&J Vaccine Pause Will Only Last ‘Days to Weeks,’ Rather Than Months

White House press secretary Jen Psaki, COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients, and Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci brief reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington on April 13, 2021. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday that the pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine would be temporary and would likely last only “days to weeks,” according to his understanding of the guidance from federal agencies.

“What I heard from the previous press discussion was it’s gonna be more like days to weeks rather than weeks to months,” he told reporters during a White House briefing.