Coronavirus Vaccine Won't Be 100% Effective, Fauci Fears: [POLL]

NEW YORK — With more than 145 vaccines being developed around the world, the million dollar question is how long before something is proven safe and effective against the new coronavirus. Vaccines usually take years before being ready for the public, after research, testing, failures and successes.

According to the New York Times Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker, only one company has a vaccine that that is available for limited use: CanSino Biologics' vaccine was OK'd by the Chinese government for military use.

Another company — Zydus Cadila of India — announced Friday approval to start human trials of its vaccine.

On Sunday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that no vaccine is going to be completely effective.

He told CNN that a vaccine to fight COVID-19 that is between 70 percent and 75 percent effective is something for which he would settle.

Unfortunately, a poll by CNN found that only two-thirds of Americans would take the vaccine if it were available.

Those aren't good enough odds to reach herd immunity — when enough people are immune to the disease to prevent person-to-person spread — Fauci fears.

He said the combination of anti-science, anti-authority and anti-vaccine rules an alarmingly large number of people and would hinder the efficacy of a vaccine, the Guardian reported.

Now it's your turn to weigh in on the issue. Vote in our unscientific poll and tell us what you think in the comments.