Fauci: Developing Vaccine by Fall Term Is ‘Bridge Too Far’ – Inside Higher Ed
Dr. Anthony Fauci, a key member of the Trump administration’s coronavirus task force, told a Senate committee that the prospects of developing a vaccine by the fall to truly make college students comfortable enough to go back to campuses “is a bridge too far.” But he said that doesn’t mean students cannot return, depending on the amount of infections and available testing in an area.
Fauci’s comments came after he was asked by Senator Lamar Alexander, the Tennessee Republican who chairs the Senate’s health and education committee, what he could say to give the chancellor of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, comfort in reopening its campus for in-person instruction in the fall.
What’s needed to truly make students feel safe enough to go back to classes likely won’t be available in time, Fauci said at the hearing.