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Scientists Began Vaccine Development Decades Ago, Not in January: Fauci
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2:28Now Playing“While we are cautiously optimistic about the future, we know that many challenges remain,” Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in prepared remarks ahead of a congressional hearing on Wednesday.
Fauci’s agency is racing to understand how emerging mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 virus interact with vaccines and therapies. It’s also working with manufacturers to test existing vaccines, as well as new, tailored formulations, against the mutated versions.
Data published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine indicated that AstraZeneca Plc’s vaccine offers little defense against the B.1.351 variant first detected in South Africa. Moderna Inc. said last month it planned to test a new recipe of its shot against that mutant.
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