Fauci ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About Leading CCP Virus Vaccine Candidate

Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci speaks at the White House in Washington on April 22, 2020. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Dr. Anthony Fauci said he’s optimistic about one of the CCP virus vaccine candidates quickly moving through clinical trials.

Early positive results from a phase one trial of the candidate included all 45 participants producing antibodies and eight volunteers producing neutralizing antibodies, which bind to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.