Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
'Not My Approach': Fauci Returns To Giving Guidance
Politico: ‘That’s Certainly Not My Approach’: Fauci Rejects Pursuing Herd Immunity
Dr. Anthony Fauci argued Wednesday that the United States should not pursue herd immunity in its fight against the coronavirus — even as a top White House adviser has reportedly advocated the strategy and President Donald Trump himself invoked it this week. “We’re not there yet. That’s not a fundamental strategy that we’re using,” Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, told MSNBC. (Forgey, 9/2)
The Hill: Fauci: US Has 'Unacceptably High' Level Of COVID-19 Cases Going Into Fall
Anthony Fauci said Wednesday that the United States has an “unacceptably high” level of new cases heading into the fall, and pushed for people to exercise caution heading into the Labor Day weekend to prevent further surges... The U.S. has around 40,000 new cases per day currently. “We're right around 40,000 new cases, that's an unacceptably high baseline,” Fauci said. “We've got to get it down, I'd like to see it 10,000 or less, hopefully less.” (Sullivan, 9/2)
NBC News: Fauci Predicts 'Safe And Effective' Coronavirus Vaccine By End Of Year
Dr. Anthony Fauci predicts that a coronavirus vaccine will be developed by the end of 2020. "I believe that by the time we get to the end of this calendar year that we will feel comfortable that we do have a safe and effective vaccine," Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on NBC's "TODAY" on Wednesday. (Fieldstadt, 9/2)
NBC News: Fauci: Daily COVID-19 Cases Need To Drop By At Least 30K For Safe Flu Season
The United States must cut the daily number of new COVID-19 cases by at least 30,000 to avoid a disastrous flu season, the nation's top infectious disease expert said Wednesday. "We're right around 40,000 new cases" a day, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on "Andrea Mitchell Reports." (Edwards, 9/2)
