Fauci says US must stick to two-shot strategy for Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 vaccines

Anthony Fauci. Credit: AFP.

The United States must stick to a two-dose strategy for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines, top US infectious disease official Anthony Fauci told the Washington Post newsppaer.

Fauci said that delaying a second dose to inoculate more Americans creates risks, the newspaper reported on Monday.

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He warned that shifting to a single-dose strategy for the vaccines could leave people less protected, enable variants to spread and possibly boost skepticism among Americans already hesitant to get the shots.

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