Dr. Fauci: COVID-19 vaccines don’t protect ‘overly well’ against infection

Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health says available COVID-19 vaccines “don’t protect overly well” against infection but can stave off the possibility of hospitalization or death.

The 81-year-old doctor, speaking to Fox News, used his recent bout with the virus as an example. He pointed to his status as a vaccinated-and-boosted person as the reason behind his recovery.

“Even though it didn’t protect me against infection, I feel confident that it made a major role in protecting me from progressing to severe disease,” he said on “Your World” with host Neil Cavuto late Tuesday. “And that’s very likely why...