He made the remarks as the U.S. surpassed 4 million coronavirus cases.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious diseases expert, said"we could start talking about real normality again" in 2021 with the development and implementation of a COVID-19 vaccine. Fauci's comments came as the number of coronavirus cases in the United States surpassed 4 million.
"The timetable you suggested of getting into 2021, well into the year, then I can think with a successful vaccine — if we could vaccinate the overwhelming majority of the population — we could start talking about real normality again," Fauci said."But it is going to be a gradual process." Dr. Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health, told CBS News the launch of a phase three trial with Moderna and the NIH is expected on Monday. The aim is to enroll 30,000 people.
Fauci also talked about his sometimes contentious relationship with President Trump, as he has publicly disagreed with Mr. Trump's rosier assessment of the coronavirus crisis. Fauci said he had"quite a good relationship with the president," even though the White House has previously sought to discredit him.
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