Fauci Says Vaccine Rollout Disappointingly Slow Because States and Counties Lack Resources

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, prepares to receive his first dose of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., on Dec. 22, 2020. Patrick Semansky/Getty Images

Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that vaccine rollout has been disappointingly slow and called for more resources for states and counties to speed up the process.

Trump administration officials had said they projected 20 million people would get vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of the year. According to the CDC, more than 12.4 million doses of Pfizer and Moderna’s two-dose vaccines have been distributed in the United States as of Dec. 30, but just 2.8 million doses have been administered.