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Fauci: I Don’t Think We’re Going To Be Having To Boost People Indefinitely
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MSNBC

Name: MSNBC

URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

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Morning Joe

Name: Morning Joe

URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036789/ns/msnbc_tv-morning_joe/

Persons
Mika Brzezinski

Name: Mika Brzezinski

Employment: MSNBC

Position: Host, author

, Anthony Fauci

Name: Anthony Fauci

Employment: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Position: Director

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08/24/2021 07:40 am
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Diana (staff)
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0:03:08
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15
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Transcript
BARNICLE Dr Fauci the ░░░░░░░░ variant the appetite of ░░░░░░░░ Delta variant is enormous ░░░░░░░░ you know as everybody ░░░░░░░░ America now knows I ░░░░░░░░ a two part question ░░░░░░░░ you One can you ░░░░░░░░ a time when there ░░░░░░░░ be variant specific booster ░░░░░░░░ And two is there ░░░░░░░░ time coming when the ░░░░░░░░ shots that we re ░░░░░░░░ or are about to ░░░░░░░░ have some impact on ░░░░░░░░ How many booster shots ░░░░░░░░ we be able to ░░░░░░░░ going forward across the ░░░░░░░░ FAUCI Yeah Well in ░░░░░░░░ to your first question ░░░░░░░░ of the good news ░░░░░░░░ boosting and we have ░░░░░░░░ boosting people right now ░░░░░░░░ have a number of ░░░░░░░░ And as you know ░░░░░░░░ September 20th there will ░░░░░░░░ implementation of booster programs ░░░░░░░░ with people who got ░░░░░░░░ at the earliest in ░░░░░░░░ namely the health care ░░░░░░░░ those with underlying conditions ░░░░░░░░ the elderly The good ░░░░░░░░ about boosting is that ░░░░░░░░ have found thus far ░░░░░░░░ you boost against the ░░░░░░░░ that s the original ░░░░░░░░ not the Delta not ░░░░░░░░ of the variants but ░░░░░░░░ original virus the original ░░░░░░░░ the level of protection ░░░░░░░░ goes up multiple fold ░░░░░░░░ interestingly it covers the ░░░░░░░░ So we have found ░░░░░░░░ the antibodies that are ░░░░░░░░ by a booster that ░░░░░░░░ triggered by a vaccine ░░░░░░░░ the original virus does ░░░░░░░░ very well when you ░░░░░░░░ at the antibodies and ░░░░░░░░ they react against the ░░░░░░░░ and other variants So ░░░░░░░░ may not have to ░░░░░░░░ a variant specific boost ░░░░░░░░ re preparing for it ░░░░░░░░ re doing clinical trials ░░░░░░░░ it But the data ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen right ░░░░░░░░ indicate that we may ░░░░░░░░ able to get a ░░░░░░░░ response that covers the ░░░░░░░░ by the that covers ░░░░░░░░ variants excuse me by ░░░░░░░░ original vaccine that we ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ re going to be ░░░░░░░░ to boost people indefinitely ░░░░░░░░ believe it s entirely ░░░░░░░░ that this third dose ░░░░░░░░ upon the two doses ░░░░░░░░ Moderna and Pfizer very ░░░░░░░░ may allow for a ░░░░░░░░ period of protection We ░░░░░░░░ t know that right ░░░░░░░░ but if you look ░░░░░░░░ some of the vaccines ░░░░░░░░ we have against other ░░░░░░░░ that require multiple shots ░░░░░░░░ for example a third ░░░░░░░░ such as what we ░░░░░░░░ with hepatitis B we ░░░░░░░░ well may see a ░░░░░░░░ where the response goes ░░░░░░░░ up and stays up ░░░░░░░░ a long period of ░░░░░░░░ That s what we ░░░░░░░░ hoping for rather than ░░░░░░░░ concern about having to ░░░░░░░░ continuously I don t ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ the latter I think ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ former BRZEZINSKI All right ░░░░░░░░ Anthony Fauci thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for being on ░░░░░░░░ show this morning We ░░░░░░░░ it.”
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