nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||Fauci 'Optimistic' Americans Will Get Coronavirus Vaccine Next Year||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Animal and human trials are promising, Dr. Anthony Fauci told lawmakers Friday, and the government is preparing for widespread distribution once a vaccine is shown to be safe and effective.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens during a House subcommittee hearing on Friday.



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Fauci 'Optimistic' Americans Will Get Coronavirus Vaccine Next Year

Animal and human trials are promising, Dr. Anthony Fauci told lawmakers Friday, and the government is preparing for widespread distribution once a vaccine is shown to be safe and effective.