Fauci Downplays Virus Shot Before Election, Countering Trump

It’s “unlikely” a Covid-19 vaccine will be available to the public by Nov. 3, Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Tuesday.

“The only way you can see that scenario come true is that there are so many infections at clinical trial sites you get an efficacy answer earlier than you expected,” he said during a Research!America panel. “It’s not impossible, but it’s unlikely.”

Fauci’s comments run counter to the optimism leaders of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have about a vaccine’s timeline. The CDC sent a letter to state leaders in ...