--- title: "Fauci: Single-Shot COVID Vaccine Could Be Approved Within Weeks" description: "The nation's top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci believes we are weeks away from the approval of a single dose vaccine for COVID-19." date: "2021-01-25" modified: "2021-01-25" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/neoscope/fauci-single-shot-covid-vaccine-weeks" categories: - "Developments" - "Health & Medicine" tags: - "anthony fauci" - "coronavirus" - "covid19" - "vaccines" --- # Fauci: Single-Shot COVID Vaccine Could Be Approved Within Weeks ![The nation's top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci believes we are weeks away from the approval of a single dose vaccine for COVID-19.]() *\Image: NIAID\* The United States' top infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, believes we are just weeks away from the approval of a single-dose vaccine for COVID-19. Both vaccines that are currently available in America require two doses, spaced several weeks apart. But [speaking with *MSNBC*'s Rachel Maddow](), Fauci said that "I would think that no more than two weeks from now" until a one-dose vaccine is approved by the FDA. "We'll look at the data, determine if it's ready to be given to the public, to the companies so that they can go to the FDA and ask to see if they could get an emergency use authorization," he said. "You know, I don't want to get ahead of them, but I have to tell you, I would be surprised if it was anymore than two weeks from now that data will be analyzed and decisions would be made," Fauci told Maddow. The news comes as policymakers have been grappling with the question of whether it makes sense to [delay the second dose]() of two-dose vaccines so that a larger number of people could be inoculated. That would be a response to a worsening crisis. [New variants]() of the virus have resulted in spiking numbers of new cases around the globe. But an effective — and safe — single-dose vaccine could be a game changer. Fauci noted that results can be seen significantly sooner with a single dose vaccine, about 10 to 14 days after getting the shot. Such a vaccine also would have another great advantage: it doesn't require such incredibly cold temperatures, "which is really good, by moving it around and making sure you don't waste doses," Fauci said. ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()