Fauci dismisses study on delta efficacy between Moderna, Pfizer as guide for booster shots

Dr. Anthony Fauci has dismissed a study that deemed the Moderna vaccine as more effective than the Pfizer one against the COVID-19 delta variant.

The Mayo Clinic and Cambridge-based biotech company nfrence conducted the study, posted in medrvix last week, by analyzing samples of delta variant prevalence in Minnesota from January to July.

When asked if this indicated that individuals should seek a Moderna dose for the booster shot, Fauci disagreed.

“That study … is a pre-print study, it hasn’t been fully peer-reviewed,” Fauci said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “I don’t doubt what they’re seeing, but there are a lot of confounding variables in there, about when one was started, the relative amount of people in that cohort who were delta vs alpha – right now, if we get boosters … it’s clear we want to make sure we get people, if possible, to get the boost from the original vaccine.”

Fauci once again stressed that he hopes full authorization occurs soon, which will help bolster vaccination efforts. – READ MORE