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Fauci Says He’s Worried About Delaying Second Vaccine Dose

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WATCH: Fauci explains his concerns over delaying the second dose of Covid-19 vaccines.(Source: Bloomberg)
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U.S. infectious-disease chief Anthony Fauci said he’s worried about a push to delay administering the second dose of Covid-19 vaccines to speed immunizations.

Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Monday that any deviation from schedules that worked in clinical trials creates risks such as the rise of new coronavirus mutations.