‘I feel extreme confidence in the safety and the efficacy of this vaccine’ — Watch Dr. Fauci get the COVID-19 vaccine and encourage others to do the same | NowThis

Today on “Ask Dr. Fauci,” Dr. Anthony Fauci National Institutes of Health (NIH) underscores the safety of COVID-19 vaccines: “The adverse events are unusual and rare, as a matter of fact, and clearly the benefit of protecting yourself from COVID-19 far outweighs any risk of adverse events.” | U.S. Department of State

"I'd wait my turn," Dr. Anthony Fauci says, when asked about when he will get a COVID-19 vaccine. https://abcn.ws/36nSNDn "What I was pleasantly surprised at was the extraordinarily high degree of efficacy of the vaccines, both the Moderna and the Pfizer," he adds. | ABC News Live

CORONAVIRUS LATEST: Dr. Anthony Fauci told congress that the U.S. is in the midst of “disturbing surges” in COVID-19 cases, and with more than half the states seeing spikes, he says the next few weeks are critical. But Fauci was optimistic about a vaccine. https://cbsn.ws/2YprCUC | CBS Evening News

Dr. Fauci to ABC News Live on the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic: "In order to avoid any subsequent resurges, it would be very important to get a lot more people vaccinated." abcn.ws/3iBJ9mp | ABC News Live