The new coronavirus pandemic is not over and it is unlikely that the United States will ever eradicate Covid-19, but it should strive to control the virus, said today the leading American infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauci.
Health officials are hoping that the country will emerge from the “acute pandemic phase”, as he called it, and reach a point where the virus can be controlled.
“When I say that we are no longer in this thunderous acute phase, it does not mean that the pandemic is over. By no means is it over. “We are still experiencing a global pandemic.”
Earlier, it was announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would meet in June to consider extending the use of Pfizer and Moderna vaccine to Covid-19 to infants from 6 months of age. .
Moderna submitted its request to the FDA on Thursday, requesting the approval of the use of its vaccine for children from 6 months to 5 years of age. Pfizer is expected to submit its own request in June for a vaccine for children aged 6 months-4 years. This age group is the last not to be vaccinated in the US, but also in many other countries.
In order to approve vaccines, specialists must first examine the data of clinical trials submitted by pharmaceutical companies. The FDA will then announce its decision.
The FDA said today that the commission intends to meet on June 8, 21 and 22, but these dates are “temporary” and may be revised.
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