US President Donald Trump had expressed optimism that the coronavirus will go away without a vaccine.
Trump stated this during a meeting with Republican lawmakers at the White House on Friday.
In April 2020, Anthony Fauci, National Institutes of Health infectious disease expert, had told Fox News that he didnโt think the US would return to full normalcy until a vaccine is developed for COVID-19.
During the interview, Fauci had said the pandemic is โnot going to be over to the point of our being able to not do any mitigation until we have a scientifically sound, safe and effective vaccine, but that does not mean that we canโt approach a significant degree of normality.โ
However, while addressing reporters on Friday, Trump said he felt COVID-19 would go away without a vaccine.
โThis is going to go away without a vaccine, itโs gonna go away, and weโre not going to see it again, hopefully, after a period of time,โ Trump said.
โYou may have some flare-ups, and I guess I would expect that.โ
When asked why he thought the virus would go away without a vaccine, he said his position was based on advice from health officials.
โI just rely on what doctors say. They say itโs going to go. That doesnโt mean this year. It doesnโt mean, frankly, itโs going to be gone before the fall or after the fall, but eventually itโs going to go away. The question is whether we will need a vaccine. At some point it will probably go away by itself,โ Trump added.
