Americans hoping to get one coronavirus vaccines that are not part of a priority group may have to wait another month or two, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci. The country’s leading infectious disease expert had recently predicted that anyone would want a vaccine I could get one in April, but now says they will have to wait until late spring or summer.
“I was hoping this would be in late April,” Fauci said he said CNN on Tuesday. “This chronology is likely to be extended to mid-late May and early June.”
The April forecast was based on the expectation that Johnson & Johnson would have more doses available, Fauci said.
Even if enough doses are available in the coming months, Fauci warned that it will take time to administer the vaccines to everyone.
“It can take until June, July and August to finish vaccinating everyone. When you hear how long it will take for the overwhelming proportion of the population to be vaccinated, I don’t think anyone disagrees with what will be fine by the end of the summer. and we come in early fall, ”he said.
President Biden later told CNN City Hall on Tuesday that by the end of July there would be enough doses available for anyone who wants them.