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Global News published this video item, entitled “Coronavirus: Dr. Fauci says he’s not advising Biden, will stay in current role” – below is their description.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the top U.S. infectious disease experts during the COVID-19 pandemic, said on Thursday that he has not been advising president-elect Joe Biden or had contact with his coronavirus transition team and said he sees no reason to quit to join that effort. Fauci stressed he’s not a politician and does “public health things,” and stressed there was “absolutely no reason and no sense at all for me to stop doing something in the middle of a pandemic that is playing a major role in helping us get out of the pandemic.” The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases also discussed recent vaccine developments, including Pfizer and Moderna, saying it was a “home run for the Pfizer product,” and he has “every reason to believe” the Moderna product would be similar. The next big question, he added, will be ensuring safety of the vaccine but it was a good sign neither the Pfizer nor the Moderna trials had to pause to investigate safety issues. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/7450907/pfizer-coronavirus-vaccine-update/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #COVID19 #coronavirus #USPolitics
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