Dr. Anthony Fauci joined TODAY to discuss the FDA approval of Pfizer's vaccine and when kids under 12 will be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Fauci also weighed in on whether he thinks the FDA approval will have a large impact on vaccination rates, pointing to a few possible outcomes.
"There's a survey that shows that about 30% of the people who have not gotten vaccinated and had been reluctant to get vaccinated have said that once they get what they consider the stamp of approval ... they would very seriously consider getting vaccinated," he said."The second element is ...
If a majority of the 80 to 90 million who have yet to be vaccinated decide to get the shot, Fauci said we could be looking at the"light at the end of the tunnel where we reach a point where there's enough of a veil of protection over the community that you see a dramatic diminution, not only in cases but in hospitalizations and ultimately, of course, in deaths."
Whether we hit this point in the fall, winter or spring will"depend on us," he added."Our fate is in our own hands. ... If we do it right and get through the winter, as we get to the spring of 2022, we'll be there. I hope so. It's up to us."
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