Fauci on Reopening Schools: Vaccine Won’t Be a Prerequisite

Fauci on Reopening Schools: Vaccine Won’t Be a Prerequisite
Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health arrives for the daily CCP virus task force briefing with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on April 22, 2020. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Schools throughout the United States should decide how and when to reopen according to the regional dynamics of the pandemic, rather than waiting for a vaccine to become available, said Dr. Anthony Fauci during his testimony before a Senate committee Tuesday.
“The idea of having treatments available or a vaccine to facilitate the reentry of students in the fall would be something of a bridge too far,” Fauci, infectious disease expert and member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, told the leaders of Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee at a hearing titled “Safely Getting Back to Work and Back to School” via video conference. Fauci is undergoing self-quarantine after a White House staffer tested positive for COVID-19, the disease the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus causes.